Georges Clemenceau, Demosthenes, translated by Charles Milner Thompson (1926), p. 8
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Demosthenes would have saved his country had it consented to be saved.
— Georges Clemenceau
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About Demosthenes
Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators.
About Demosthenes
Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators.
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