On the recordc. 349 BC
Action, posterior in order of time to speaking and voting, is in efficacy prior and superior.
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Demosthenes
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gutenberg.orgDemosthenes: “Action, posterior in order of time to speaking and voting, is in efficacy prior and superior.”
Editor's note · Context
Speaking to the Athenian assembly about the urgency of confronting Philip, Demosthenes asserts the ultimate importance of action over deliberation and voting.
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To this point are the affairs of Athens brought, that the more fully and clearly one convicts Philip of violating the peace with you, and plotting against the whole of Greece, the more difficult it becomes to advise you how to act.
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The present crisis, O Athenians, requires, if any ever did, much thought and counsel.
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