Demosthenes: “Not the same ideas, men of Athens, are presented to me, when I look at our condition and when at the speeches which are…”

On many occasions, men of Athens, one may see the kindness of the gods to this country manifested, but most signally, I think, on the present.

Wherefore, Athenians, we must be exceedingly careful of our future measures, that by amendment therein we may efface the shame of the past.

And methinks, men of Athens, any man fairly estimating what the gods have done for us, notwithstanding many untoward circumstances, might with reason be grateful to them.

As, therefore, by such means he rose, when every people imagined he would advance their interest, so ought he by the same means to be pulled down again, when the selfish aim of his whole policy is exposed.