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It is also true that I entertained Philip's
ambassadors, and did the thing very handsomely; for, having observed in their
own country that they take pride in such hospitality as evidence of wealth and
splendor, I thought it my duty to outdo them with a more striking display of
munificence. On the strength of these incidents, Aeschines will tell you:
“Demosthenes thanked us, and entertained the ambassadors
himself”—without marking the distinction of time.
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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