On the recordc. 349 BC
There must be some cause, some good reason, why the Greeks were so eager for liberty then, and now are eager for servitude.
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From a speech lamenting the decline of Greek resolve against foreign domination, on the shift from a love of liberty to a tolerance of servitude.
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