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grbs-6501	Leopold, John W.	Demosthenes on Distrust of Tyrants	1981	20	.pdf	application/pdf	9303	355	56	As is his habit in introducing an intri­ cate and abstract argument, he begins by posing a paradox which commands the attention of his audience by its very outrageous­ ness. That Demosthenes knew of such arguments from the Persian War era is proven by a passage in the Third Philippic (38), where distrust towards tyrants and barbarians is one of the statesman­ like qualities attributed to the orators and generals who overcame the wealth and power of Persia.	cache/grbs-6501.pdf	txt/grbs-6501.txt