Demosthenes (383-322 BC) - Athenian statesman and the most famous of Greek
orators. He was leader of a patriotic party opposing Philip of Macedon.
The Oration on the Classes (355 BC) - One of Demosthenes' earliest extant
orations, its title is taken from one part of the oration in which he
enlarges on the method of dividing citizens into classes. Though commonly
known for the fire and energy with which he rouses his countrymen,
Demosthenes here demonstrates his great delicacy and artifice.
