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when night came on, the Macedonians and the barbarian crowd suddenly took fright in one of those mysterious panics to which great armies are liable


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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.



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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.



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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.



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