On the recordc. 349 BC
Should any thing befall this man, you will soon create another Philip, if you attend to business thus.
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Demosthenes
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gutenberg.orgDemosthenes: “Should any thing befall this man, you will soon create another Philip, if you attend to business thus.”
Editor's note · Context
Demosthenes warns the Athenians that merely removing Philip will not solve their problems if they do not change their negligent approach to state affairs.
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