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But later on, if what we now deem probable
comes to pass, surely no Greek community has such a good conceit of itself that
when they see that you have a thousand cavalry and as many infantry as one could
desire and three hundred ships, they will not come as our suitors, feeling that
with such support their safety is assured. Therefore to invite them at once
means that you are the suppliants and, if unsuccessful, have failed utterly, but
to wait and at the same time complete your own preparations means saving them at
their request, and being well assured that they will all join you.
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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