“Demosthenes strikes us as a little less than great. He laid the secret of oratory in acting... We are amused by his histrionics, amazed by his self-esteem, confused by his digressions, and appalled by his ungracious scurrility. There is little wit in him, little philosophy. Only his patriotism redeems him, and the apparent sincerity of his despairing cry for freedom.”
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