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Do not allow this plea. No, Aeschines must prove either that the Phocians are
not ruined, or that he did not promise that Philip would protect them. These are
the questions for a scrutiny of an embassy: What has been accomplished? What did
you report? If the truth,—go in peace; if falsehood,—take
your punishment. What matter if the Phocians are not in court? You have played
your part in reducing them to such straits that they can neither help their
friends nor repel their enemies.
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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