On the recordc. 349 BC
But what may be called the necessity of freemen is not only come, but past long ago; and that of slaves you must surely deprecate.
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Demosthenes
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gutenberg.orgDemosthenes: “But what may be called the necessity of freemen is not only come, but past long ago; and that of slaves you must surely…”
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Demosthenes warns that the time for honorable action by freemen has passed, and the Athenians must now avoid the dire necessity faced by slaves.
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