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 274 HISTORY OF GREECE. man as really innocent, there were often ch-cumstunces in his life which rendered more or less of doubt admissible against him; thus Demosthenes, being known not only as a person of some- what costly habits, but also as frequenting wealthy house?, and receiving money for speeches composed or rhetoric communicated, was sure to be accused, justly or unjustly, by his enemies, of having cheated rich clients, and would never obtain unquestioned credit for a high pecuniary independence, even in regard to the public affairs ; although he certainly was not corrupt, nor generally believed to be corrupt, at least during the period which this volume embraces, down to the death of Philip. 1 But Phokion would receive neither money nor gifts from any one, was noto- riously and obviously poor, went barefoot and without an upper garment even in very cold weather, had only one female slave to attend on his wife ; while he had enjoyed commands sufficient to enrich him if he had chosen. His personal incorruptibility thus stood forth prominently to the public eye ; and combined as it was with bravery and fair generalship, procured for him testi- monies of confidence greater than those accorded even to Perikles. He was elected no less than forty-five times to the annual office of StratSgus or General of the city, that is, one of the Board of Ten so denominated, the greatest executive function at Athens, and elected too, without having ever on any occasion solicited the office, or even been present at the choice. 9 In all Athenian I introduce here this reservation as to time, not as meaning to affirm vMe contrary with regard to the period after Philip's death, but as wishing to postpone for the present the consideration of the later charges against Demosthenes the receipt of money from Persia, and the abstraction from the treasures of Harpalus. I shall examine these points at the proper time. a Plutarch, Phokion, c. 8. 'O/M/loyeZrat yap, STL TTEVTE /cat TEaaapuKovTtt e^afiev oi><5' utra^ upxaipeaiote TrapaTv%tJv, d/l/l' UKOVTO. O.VTOV uel KCII %ei.paToyovvTyv, uare dav/j.afeiv r<n)f OVK ev raf rbv 6ri/j.ov, 3rt 7r/let<7ra TOV ^uKiufOf uvT/KpovovTOf avrij /cat fiijdev tiiravrof TrtJTrore ftr]6e npu^avrof Trpdf %upiv, uanep ugiovai Tiiijf f3aut^.elf ro'if KoAai xpr/crdat /J.ETU TO /card %eipo vfiup, e%pt}TO OVTQP ~olf [isv KOftijja- ripoic /cat t'Aapotf kv iraifiiuf [ispet Jj^aywyptf, em iJe Tuf apx^c uel vr/yuv Kcl anovdufav TOV avQTijpqTaTov /cot (pppviuuTaTQV ifi^ei T^v (/i'vov tj fifdfarv Taif /3ov?i.fjGf3iv (ibTof /cat