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these men, though they saw that Athens had lost the day and that our enemies were holding the
pass,1 refused to betray us or to take steps for their
own individual safety, but with the whole armed force of the Peloponnese close upon them, they opened their
gates to us in defiance of the majority and chose along with you, who had been
engaged in the battle, to suffer whatever might betide, rather than without you
to enjoy a safety that involved no danger; and so they admitted the troops and
succeeded in saving both you and your allies.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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