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Demosthenes on Veterans Day

384 BC–322 BC Greece

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Those who would wage war successfully must not wait upon events but anticipate them.

IV. First Philippic (-1)

Beware, said I, lest, seeking to be rid of war, you find a master.

VI. Second Philippic (-2)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Demosthenes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.