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It was long the common talk that the
Olynthians must be made to fight Philip; and now it has come about in the
natural course, and that too in a way that suits you admirably. For if they had
plunged into war in reliance on your advice, they would perhaps have proved
uncertain allies and only half-hearted in their resolve; but now that their
hatred of Philip is the outcome of their own grievances, it is natural that
their hostility should have a firm base in their apprehensions and their
experiences.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.
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