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—Yes, but,—someone will
say,—those tribunals are worthless and unfairly constituted, whereas
the proposals of the defendant are righteous and admirable.—I deny it.
I say that of all the proposals ever laid before you I know of none more
outrageous than this decree, and that of all the tribunals to be found in the
whole world there are none that can be shown to be more venerable or more
righteous than ours. I desire to speak briefly of certain truths, the relation
of which reflects credit and honor upon the city, and which you will be
gratified to hear. I will begin with a statement which you will find especially
instructive, first referring to the free gift which has already been conferred
upon Charidemus.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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