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 Regulation of the State (340 BC) - At what time or on
what occasion this oration was delivered cannot be accurately determined.
Its intent was to show the necessity of making proper use of the public
revenue and of compelling citizens to perform service to the state.
