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298 ens would raise the standard of liberation. To many Athenian patriots, more ardent than long-sighted, such appeals inspired bothsympathy and confidence. Moreover Harpalus would of course purchase every influential partisan who would accept a bribe ; in addition to men like Charikles, who were already in his interest. His cause was espoused by Hyperides, an earnest anti-Macedonian citizen, and an orator second only to Demosthenes. There seems good reason for believing that at first, a strong feeling was excited in favor of taking part with the exile; the people not being daunted even by the idea of war with Alexander. Phokion, whom Harpalus vainly endeavored to corrupt, resisted of course the proposition of espousing his cause. And Demosthenes also resisted it, not less decidedly, from the very