Fable 217 - The Wolves and the Sheep

Some wolves were trying to surprise a flock of sheep. Unable to be masters of the situation because of the dogs which were guarding them,
they resolved to use a ruse to reach their desired end: they sent some delegates to ask the sheep to give up their dogs. It was the dogs,
they said, who created the bad blood between them. One only had to surrender the dogs and peace would reign between them. The sheep,
not foreseeing what would happen, gave up the dogs. And the wolves, being in control of the situation, easily slaughtered
the sheep who were no longer guarded.

This is the case with states: those who easily surrender up their orators cannot doubt that they will very soon be subjugated by their enemies.