Excerpt from Demosthenes IN the fifth century b.c., when Greece for the first time had to face a foreign foe, there were silent forces at work which needed only such a crisis to call them into active life. At the time of the Persian invasion, the sentiment of unity took Shape under Athenian leader ship, and overpowered the instincts of isolation. In the latter half of the fourth century B. C., when Greek freedom was again menaced, no such united front could be offered. The city life, on which Greek civilisation rested, had proved wanting in vital and expansive power, nor was its early promise of confederation ful filled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.