sentences:  After Cleon's speech, Diodotus spoke in defense of his previous opposition to the death sentence.He stated that "haste and anger are... the two greatest obstacles to wise counsel..." Diodotus argued the issue was not a question of Mytilene's guilt, and whether Athens should seek vengeance; rather it was a question of what is in Athens' best interest.Citing one of Cleon's main arguments for his position, Diodotus questioned whether the death penalty is really a means of deterrence from revolt or just the opposite.