On the Chersonese

oration by Demosthenes

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In Demosthenes: Leader of the democratic faction
…replied in a speech, “On the Chersonese,” that the motive behind the Macedonian’s “scheming and contriving” was to weaken the Athenians’ will to oppose Philip’s conquests. “Philip is at war with us,” he declared, “and has broken the peace.” Shortly afterward, Demosthenes delivered his “Third Philippic,” perhaps the most…
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