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Now consider what the Thebans have gained in the end
by this policy, and, in the light of actual truth, see what a fine thing it is
to refuse to sell your country! The Thebans have gained, in the first place,
peace, when they were in trouble, hard pressed by the war, and in danger of
defeat; and secondly, the complete overthrow of their enemies, the Phocians, and
the utter destruction of their strongholds and cities. Is that all? No, indeed;
they have also gained Orchomenus,
Coronea, Corsia, Tilphosaeum, and
as much of the Phocian territory as they want.
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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