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Such are their hopes, and such is the design of the accusation that
“certain persons wish to provoke war.” But I am absolutely
certain that, without waiting for any Athenian to propose a declaration of war,
Philip is in possession of much of our territory and has just dispatched a force
against Cardia. If, however, we like to pretend that he is not at war with us,
he would be the greatest fool alive if he tried to disprove that; for when the
victims deny the wrong, what should the malefactor do?
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