On the recordc. 349 BC
But here is the crisis of another war, the cause why I mentioned the past, that you may not repeat your error.
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Demosthenes
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gutenberg.orgDemosthenes: “But here is the crisis of another war, the cause why I mentioned the past, that you may not repeat your error.”
Editor's note · Context
Speaking about the ongoing threat from Philip, Demosthenes urges Athenians to learn from past failures to avoid repeating them in the current crisis.
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