<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text xml:lang="eng"><body><div type="translation" n="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg010.perseus-eng2" xml:lang="eng"><div type="textpart" subtype="section" n="64"><p>What do you imagine is his motive in outraging you now—I think no other term describes his conduct—or why is it that, in deceiving the others, he at least confers benefits upon them, but in your case he is resorting to threats? For example, the Thessalians were beguiled by his generosity into their present state of servitude; no words can describe how he formerly deceived the miserable Olynthians by his gift of <placeName key="tgn,6004814">Potidaea</placeName> and many other places; the Thebans he is now misleading, having handed over <placeName key="tgn,7002683">Boeotia</placeName> to them and relieved them of a long and trying war.</p></div></div></body></text></TEI>