Demosthenes: “That abundance is for the general benefit of the state, not for theirs…”

On the recordc. 349 BC

That abundance is for the general benefit of the state, not for theirs in particular.

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Demosthenes

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Demosthenes asserts that public revenue should serve the collective good of the state, not the private interests of a select few.

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If it be his principle, ever to do more than he has done, and yours, to apply yourselves vigorously to nothing, see what the end promises to be.

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If a man keep what he gets, he is thankful to fortune; if he lose it by imprudence, he loses withal his memory of the obligation.

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The present crisis, O Athenians, requires, if any ever did, much thought and counsel.

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Demosthenes: “That abundance is for the general benefit of the state, not for theirs in particular.”