The Public Orations of Demosthenes V1 Author:Demosthenes Now although I know perfectly well, men of Athens, that to speak to you about one's own earlier speeches, and about oneself, is a practice which is always extremely repaying, I feel the vulgarity and offensiveness of it so strongly, that I shrink from it even when I see that it is necessary. I think, however, that you will form a better judgemen... more »t on the subject on which I am about to speak, if I remind you of some few of the things which I have said on certain previous occasions.« less