§61ὡς οὖν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐσχάτων ὄντος τοῦ ἀγῶνος, οὕτω προσήκει γιγνώσκειν, καὶ τοὺς πεπρακότας αὑτοὺς ἐκείνῳ μισεῖν κἀποτυμπανίσαι· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν, οὐκ ἔστι τῶν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως ἐχθρῶν κρατῆσαι, πρὶν ἂν τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ πόλει κολάσητʼ ἐχθρούς.
Therefore, it is fitting to think as if the struggle were for the last things, and to hate and execute those who have sold themselves to him; for it is not, indeed it is not possible to conquer the enemies outside the city before you punish the enemies within the city itself.
§62πόθεν οἴεσθε νῦν αὐτὸν ὑβρίζειν ὑμᾶς (οὐδὲν γὰρ ἄλλʼ ἔμοιγε δοκεῖ ποιεῖν ἢ τοῦτο) καὶ τοὺς μὲν ἄλλους εὖ ποιοῦντα, εἰ μηδὲν ἄλλο, ἐξαπατᾶν, ὑμῖν δʼ ἀπειλεῖν ἤδη;
From what cause do you think he now insults you (for he seems to me to do nothing else but this), and while doing good to the others, if nothing else, deceives them, but now threatens you?
οἷον Θετταλοὺς πολλὰ δοὺς ὑπηγάγετʼ εἰς τὴν νῦν παροῦσαν δουλείαν· οὐδʼ ἂν εἰπεῖν δύναιτʼ οὐδεὶς ὅσα τοὺς ταλαιπώρους Ὀλυνθίους πρότερον δοὺς Ποτείδαιαν ἐξηπάτησε καὶ πόλλʼ ἕτερα· §63Θηβαίους νῦν ὑπάγει τὴν Βοιωτίαν αὐτοῖς παραδοὺς καὶ ἀπαλλάξας πολέμου πολλοῦ καὶ χαλεποῦ· ὥστε καρπωσάμενοί τινʼ ἕκαστοι τούτων πλεονεξίαν οἱ μὲν ἤδη πεπόνθασιν ἃ δὴ πάντες ἴσασιν, οἱ δʼ ὅταν ποτὲ συμβῇ πείσονται.
For example, the Thessalians, by giving them many things, he led into their present slavery; and no one could tell how much he deceived the wretched Olynthians previously by giving them Potidaea and many other things; the Thebans he is now leading on by delivering Boeotia to them and freeing them from a great and difficult war; so that, although each of these has reaped some advantage, some of them have already suffered what all indeed know, and others will suffer it whenever it may happen.
ὑμεῖς δʼ ὧν μὲν ἀπεστέρησθε, σιωπῶ· ἀλλʼ ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ τὴν εἰρήνην ποιήσασθαι, πόσʼ ἐξηπάτησθε, πόσων ἀπεστέρησθε.
As for what you have been deprived of, I keep silent; but in the very making of the peace, how much were you deceived, of how many things were you deprived!
§64οὐχὶ Φωκέας, οὐ Πύλας, οὐχὶ τἀπὶ Θρᾴκης, Δορίσκον, Σέρριον, τὸν Κερσοβλέπτην αὐτόν;
Was it not the Phocians, and Pylae, and the places in Thrace, Doriscus, Serrium, and Cersobleptes himself?
οὐ νῦν τὴν πόλιν τὴν Καρδιανῶν ἔχει καὶ ὁμολογεῖ;
Does he not now hold the city of the Cardians and admit it?
τί ποτʼ οὖν ἐκείνως τοῖς ἄλλοις καὶ οὐ τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον ὑμῖν προσφέρεται;
Why on earth, then, does he behave in that way to the others, and not in the same manner to you?
ὅτι ἐν μόνῃ τῶν πασῶν πόλεων τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἄδειʼ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐχθρῶν λέγειν δέδοται, καὶ λαβόντα χρήματʼ αὐτὸν ἀσφαλές ἐστι λέγειν παρʼ ὑμῖν, κἂν ἀφῃρημένοι τὰ ὑμέτερʼ αὐτῶν ἦτε.
Because in your city alone of all cities, the freedom to speak on behalf of the enemies has been given, and it is safe for one to speak among you having received money, even if you have been deprived of your own possessions.
οὐκ ἦν ἀσφαλὲς λέγειν ἐν Ὀλύνθῳ τὰ Φιλίππου μὴ σὺν εὖ πεπονθότων τῶν πολλῶν Ὀλυνθίων τῷ Ποτείδαιαν καρποῦσθαι· §65οὐκ ἦν ἀσφαλὲς λέγειν ἐν Θετταλίᾳ τὰ Φιλίππου μὴ σὺν εὖ πεπονθότος τοῦ πλήθους τοῦ Θετταλῶν τῷ τοὺς τυράννους ἐκβαλεῖν Φίλιππον αὐτοῖς καὶ τὴν Πυλαίαν ἀποδοῦναι· οὐκ ἦν ἐν Θήβαις ἀσφαλές, πρὶν τὴν Βοιωτίαν ἀπέδωκε καὶ τοὺς Φωκέας ἀνεῖλεν.
It was not safe to speak in Olynthos on behalf of Philip, unless the majority of the Olynthians were being benefited by enjoying Potidaea; it was not safe to speak in Thessaly on behalf of Philip, unless the multitude of the Thessalians were being benefited by Philip's expelling the tyrants for them and restoring the Amphictyonic seat; it was not safe in Thebes, before he restored Boeotia and destroyed the Phocians.
§66ἀλλʼ Ἀθήνησιν, οὐ μόνον Ἀμφίπολιν καὶ τὴν Καρδιανῶν χώραν ἀπεστερηκότος Φιλίππου, ἀλλὰ καὶ κατασκευάζοντος ὑμῖν ἐπιτείχισμα τὴν Εὔβοιαν καὶ νῦν ἐπὶ Βυζάντιον παριόντος, ἀσφαλές ἐστι λέγειν ὑπὲρ Φιλίππου.
But in Athens, although Philip has not only deprived you of Amphipolis and the territory of the Cardians, but is also establishing Euboea as a fortress against you and is now advancing against Byzantium, it is safe to speak on behalf of Philip.
καὶ γάρ τοι τούτων μὲν ἐκ πτωχῶν ἔνιοι ταχὺ πλούσιοι γίγνονται, καὶ ἐξ ἀνωνύμων καὶ ἀδόξων ἔνδοξοι καὶ γνώριμοι, ὑμεῖς δὲ τοὐναντίον ἐκ μὲν ἐνδόξων ἄδοξοι, ἐκ δʼ εὐπόρων ἄποροι· πόλεως γὰρ ἔγωγε πλοῦτον ἡγοῦμαι συμμάχους, πίστιν, εὔνοιαν, ὧν πάντων ἔσθʼ ὑμεῖς ἄποροι.
And indeed, some of these men from being poor quickly become rich, and from being nameless and inglorious become glorious and well-known, while you, on the contrary, from being glorious become inglorious, and from being well-to-do become destitute; for I, at least, consider the wealth of a city to be allies, trust, and goodwill, of all of which you are destitute.
§67ἐκ δὲ τοῦ τούτων ὀλιγώρως ἔχειν καὶ ἐᾶν ταῦτα φέρεσθαι ὁ μὲν εὐδαίμων καὶ μέγας καὶ φοβερὸς πᾶσιν Ἕλλησι καὶ βαρβάροις, ὑμεῖς δʼ ἔρημοι καὶ ταπεινοί, τῇ τῶν ὠνίων ἀφθονίᾳ λαμπροί, τῇ δʼ ὧν προσῆκε παρασκευῇ καταγέλαστοι.
And from your neglect of these things and letting them drift, he has become prosperous and great and fearsome to all Greeks and barbarians, while you are deserted and humble, brilliant in the abundance of market goods, but ridiculous in the preparation of what is fitting.
οὐ τὸν αὐτὸν δὲ τρόπον περί θʼ ὑμῶν καὶ περὶ αὑτῶν ἐνίους τῶν λεγόντων ὁρῶ βουλευομένους· ὑμᾶς μὲν γὰρ ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν φασὶ δεῖν, κἄν τις ὑμᾶς ἀδικῇ, αὐτοὶ δʼ οὐ δύνανται παρʼ ὑμῖν ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν οὐδενὸς αὐτοὺς ἀδικοῦντος.
And I do not see some of the speakers consulting in the same manner about you and about themselves; for they say that you must keep quiet, even if someone does you wrong, but they themselves cannot keep quiet among you, though no one does them wrong.
§68εἶτα φησὶν ὃς ἂν τύχῃ παρελθών
οὐ γὰρ ἐθέλεις γράφειν, οὐδὲ κινδυνεύειν, ἀλλʼ ἄτολμος εἶ καὶ μαλακός. ἐγὼ δὲ θρασὺς μὲν καὶ βδελυρὸς καὶ ἀναιδὴς οὔτʼ εἰμὶ μήτε γενοίμην, ἀνδρειότερον μέντοι πολλῶν πάνυ τῶν ἰταμῶς πολιτευομένων παρʼ ὑμῖν ἐμαυτὸν ἡγοῦμαι.
Then, whoever happens to come forward says, "For you do not wish to propose decrees, nor to run risks, but you are cowardly and soft." But I am neither bold, nor loathsome, nor shameless, nor may I ever become so, yet I consider myself more courageous than very many of those who participate in your politics in a reckless manner.
§69ὅστις μὲν γάρ, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, παριδὼν ἃ συνοίσει τῇ πόλει, κρίνει, δημεύει, δίδωσι, κατηγορεῖ, οὐδεμιᾷ ταῦτʼ ἀνδρείᾳ ποιεῖ, ἀλλʼ ἔχων ἐνέχυρον τῆς αὑτοῦ σωτηρίας τὸ πρὸς χάριν ὑμῖν λέγειν καὶ πολιτεύεσθαι, ἀσφαλῶς θρασύς ἐστιν· ὅστις δʼ ὑπὲρ τοῦ βελτίστου πολλὰ τοῖς ὑμετέροις ἐναντιοῦται βουλήμασι, καὶ μηδὲν λέγει πρὸς χάριν ἀλλὰ τὸ βέλτιστον ἀεί, καὶ τὴν τοιαύτην πολιτείαν προαιρεῖται ἐν ᾗ πλειόνων ἡ τύχη κυρία γίγνεται ἢ οἱ λογισμοί, τούτων δʼ ἀμφοτέρων ἑαυτὸν ὑπεύθυνον ὑμῖν παρέχει, οὗτός ἐστʼ ἀνδρεῖος,
For whoever, men of Athens, overlooking what will benefit the city, judges, confiscates, gives, and accuses, does these things by no courage, but, having as a pledge of his own safety his speaking and acting to win your favor, he is safely bold; but whoever, for the sake of what is best, often opposes your wishes, and says nothing to win favor but always what is best, and chooses such a policy in which fortune becomes mistress of more things than calculations, and yet presents himself as responsible to you for both of these, he is the courageous one,