"Remember only that Philip is our enemy, that he has long been robbing and insulting us, that wherever we have expected aid from
others we have found hostility, that the future depends on ourselves, and that unless we are willing to fight him there we shall perhaps be forced to fight him here. . . .You need not speculate [guess] about the future except to assure yourselves that it will be disastrous unless you face the facts and do your duty." —Demosthenes, "The First Philippic" in Orations of Demosthenes Of what can the Greeks assure themselves if they fail in their duty? a. bankruptcy
b. famine
c. disaster
d. plague
The Greeks can assure themselves of a disaster if they failed in their duty.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The Greek orator Demosthenes tried to make the people of Greece aware of how the Philip was looting them of their wealth and good being all throughout his life.
He tried to inculcate on the minds of the people that it was the time to fight Philip in order to save themselves from the disasters that would come otherwise.
He was convinced beyond any doubt that nothing else but the policies of Philip were draining people of their wealth and respect.
