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Hence it is not difficult to see how the majority of
the Macedonians regard Philip. As for his household troops and footguards, they
have indeed the name of admirable soldiers, well grounded in the science of war;
but one who has lived on the spot, a man incapable of falsehood, has informed me
that they are no better than other soldiers.
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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