Demosthenes
384 BCE, Athens, Greece - 322 BCE, Calaureia, Greece
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Statesman
Ancient Era
Greek
I am Demosthenes, Athenian by birth, orator by resolve, and free citizen by unyielding choice. I stood before the Assembly when silence would have been safe, and spoke of freedom when fear counseled surrender.
My words — the Philippics — rang against Philip of Macedon, a king who would bind Athens under foreign yoke. I shaped my own tongue through pebble and sea, so Athens would not lose hers to tyranny.
What I Leave Behind
- I proved that one voice can stir a city to stand tall.
- I showed that courage lies not in arms alone, but in unflinching truth.
- I remind every citizen: freedom is speech given shape by courage.
Speak bravely, defend fiercely — and may your words never bow to fear.