On the recordc. 349 BC
They say that you should keep quiet, though you are injured; but they can not themselves keep quiet among you, though no one injures them.
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Continuing his critique of self-serving politicians, Demosthenes highlights their hypocrisy in advising the public to remain passive while they themselves are restless and active without provocation.
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