Demóstenes

Birth: 384ac , Bitínia

Death: 322ac , Poros

Demosthenes was a prominent Athenian statesman and orator of Ancient Greece. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Attic orators and a crucial figure in Athenian politics during the 4th century BC. His political career was marked by his opposition to the rise of the Kingdom of Macedon and its king, Philip II, and later his son, Alexander the Great.

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

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