On the recordc. 349 BC
That it is not possible to restrain him in such course by speeches and harangues, no man can be ignorant: or, if other reasons fail to convince you, reflect on this.
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From a speech urging action against Philip, on the futility of mere rhetoric against an aggressive power.
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