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Yet, when they are convicted of all these delinquencies, of having
squandered their time, thrown away the Thracian outposts, done nothing agreeable
either to your instructions or to sound policy, and sent lying dispatches to
Athens, how can this man
possibly find a way of escape before an intelligent and conscientious jury?
However, to prove the truth of my statements, read first the decree giving
directions for the administration of the oath, then Philip's letter, and then
the decree of Philocrates, and the decree of the Assembly.“
Decree
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Letter
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Decrees
”
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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