§60αἱ μὲν ἐλπίδες αἱ τούτων αὗται καὶ τὸ κατασκεύασμα τὸ τῶν αἰτιῶν, ὡς ἄρα βούλονταί τινες πόλεμον ποιῆσαι.
Such are the hopes of these men, and such is the fabrication of charges, namely that some people supposedly wish to bring about war.
ἐγὼ δʼ οἶδʼ ἀκριβῶς ὅτι, οὐ γράψαντος Ἀθηναίων οὐδενὸς πόλεμον, πολλὰ Φίλιππος ἔχει τῶν τῆς πόλεως καὶ νῦν εἰς Καρδίαν πέπομφε βοήθειαν.
But I know for certain that, although no Athenian has proposed war, Philip holds many of our city's possessions and has now sent aid to Cardia.
εἰ μέντοι βουλόμεθʼ ἡμεῖς μὴ προσποιεῖσθαι πολεμεῖν ἡμῖν ἐκεῖνον, ἀνοητότατος πάντων ἂν εἴη, εἰ τοῦτʼ ἐξελέγχοι· ὅταν γὰρ οἱ ἀδικούμενοι ἀρνῶνται, τί τῷ ἀδικοῦντι προσήκει;
If, however, we wish to pretend that he is not making war on us, he would be the most foolish of all men if he were to prove this; for when those who are wronged deny it, what is left for the wrongdoer to do?
§61ἀλλʼ ἐπειδὰν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἴῃ, τί φήσομεν τότε;
But when he comes against us ourselves, what shall we say then?
ἐκεῖνος μὲν γὰρ οὐ πολεμεῖν, ὥσπερ οὐδʼ Ὠρείταις, τῶν στρατιωτῶν ὄντων ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ, οὐδὲ Φεραίοις πρότερον, πρὸς τὰ τείχη προσβάλλων, οὐδʼ Ὀλυνθίοις ἐξ ἀρχῆς, ἕως ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ χώρᾳ τὸ στράτευμα παρῆν ἔχων.
For he will say that he is not making war, just as he said to the Oreitans when his soldiers were already in their territory, and to the Pheraeans previously when he was attacking their walls, and to the Olynthians from the beginning, until he was present in person with his army in their very land.
ἢ καὶ τότε τοὺς ἀμύνεσθαι κελεύοντας πόλεμον ποιεῖν φήσομεν;
Or shall we say even then that those who urge us to defend ourselves are making war?
οὐκοῦν ὑπόλοιπον δουλεύειν· οὐδὲ γὰρ ἄλλο γʼ οὐδὲν ἔνι.
In that case, the only alternative left is to be slaves; for indeed there is no other choice.
§62καὶ μὴν οὐχ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἴσων ὑμῖν καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἔσθʼ ὁ κίνδυνος· οὐ γὰρ ὑφʼ αὑτῷ ποιήσασθαι τὴν πόλιν βούλεται Φίλιππος ὑμῶν, οὔ, ἀλλʼ ὅλως ἀνελεῖν.
And indeed, the danger for you is not about the same stakes as for the others; for Philip does not wish to bring your city under his subjection, no, but to utterly destroy it.
οἶδε γὰρ ἀκριβῶς ὅτι δουλεύειν μὲν ὑμεῖς οὔτʼ ἐθελήσετε, οὔτʼ, ἐὰν ἐθέλητε, ἐπιστήσεσθε (ἄρχειν γὰρ εἰώθατε), πράγματα δὲ παρασχεῖν αὐτῷ, ἂν καιρὸν λάβητε, πλείω τῶν ἄλλων ἀνθρώπων ἁπάντων δυνήσεσθε.
For he knows for certain that you will neither be willing to be slaves, nor, even if you are willing, will you know how (for you are accustomed to rule), and that you will be able to cause him more trouble, if you get an opportunity, than all other men combined.
διὰ ταῦθʼ ὑμῶν οὐχὶ φείσεται, εἴπερ ἐγκρατὴς γενήσεται.
For this reason, he will not spare you, if he becomes master of the city.
§63ὡς οὖν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἐσομένου τοῦ ἀγῶνος, οὕτω προσήκει γιγνώσκειν, καὶ τοὺς πεπρακότας αὑτοὺς ἐκείνῳ φανερῶς ἀποτυμπανίσαι· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν, οὐκ ἔστι τῶν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως ἐχθρῶν κρατῆσαι, πρὶν ἂν τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ πόλει κολάσητʼ ἐχθρούς, ἀλλʼ ἀνάγκη τούτοις ὥσπερ προβόλοις προσπταίσαντας ὑστερίζειν ἐκείνων.
Therefore, you must resolve as though the struggle will be for your very existence, and you must publicly beat to death those who have sold themselves to him; for it is not, it is not possible to conquer the enemies outside the city before you punish the enemies within the city itself, but you must inevitably stumble against these men as against bulwarks and lag behind the others.
§64πόθεν 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 to me he seems to do nothing else but this) and, while deceiving others by doing them favors, if nothing else, he is already threatening 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· Θηβαίους τὰ νῦν ὑπάγει τὴν Βοιωτίαν αὐτοῖς παραδοὺς καὶ ἀπαλλάξας πολέμου πολλοῦ καὶ χαλεποῦ·
For instance, by giving much to the Thessalians, he led them into their present state of slavery; and no one could tell how much he deceived the wretched Olynthians in the past by giving them Potidaea and many other things; as for the Thebans, he is now leading them on by handing over Boeotia to them and freeing them from a long and difficult war.
§65ὥστε καρπωσάμενοί τινʼ ἕκαστοι τούτων πλεονεξίαν, οἱ μὲν ἤδη πεπόνθασιν ἃ δὴ πεπόνθασιν, οἱ δʼ ὅταν ποτὲ συμβῇ πείσονται.
So that, having each reaped some temporary advantage, some of them have already suffered what they have suffered, and others will suffer whenever the time comes.
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 remain silent; but in the very act of making peace, how much were you deceived, and of how many things were you deprived?
οὐχὶ Φωκέας, οὐ Πύλας, οὐχὶ τἀπὶ Θρᾴκης, Δορίσκον, Σέρριον, τὸν Κερσοβλέπτην αὐτόν;
Was it not Phocis, and Thermopylae, and the places in Thrace, Doriscus, Serrium, and Cersobleptes himself?
οὐ νῦν Καρδίαν ἔχει καὶ ὁμολογεῖ;
Does he not now hold Cardia and admit it?
§66τί ποτʼ οὖν ἐκείνως τοῖς ἄλλοις, καὶ ὑμῖν οὐ τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον προσφέρεται;
Why is it then, that he behaves in that way to the others, but 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.
It is because in your city alone of all cities, freedom has been granted to speak on behalf of the enemies, and it is safe for someone who has received money to speak among you, even if you have been stripped of your own possessions.
§67οὐκ ἦν ἀσφαλὲς λέγειν ἐν Ὀλύνθῳ τὰ Φιλίππου μὴ σὺν εὖ πεπονθότων τῶν πολλῶν Ὀλυνθίων τῷ Ποτείδαιαν καρποῦσθαι· οὐκ ἦν ἀσφαλὲς λέγειν ἐν Θετταλίᾳ 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 in Olynthus to speak in favor of Philip, unless the majority of the Olynthians had benefited by enjoying the possession of Potidaea; it was not safe to speak in Thessaly, unless the multitude of the Thessalians had benefited by Philip's expelling the tyrants for them and restoring the Amphictyonic seat; it was not safe in Thebes, until he restored Boeotia and destroyed the Phocians.
§68ἀλλʼ 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 at Athens, although Philip has not only deprived you of Amphipolis and the territory of the Cardians, but is also establishing Euboea as a hostile 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·
And so indeed, some of these men quickly become rich from being beggars, and famous and well-known from being nameless and undistinguished, while you, on the contrary, have become undistinguished from being famous, and destitute from being wealthy.