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And when
it is not permitted a man, even when he makes himself responsible, to harm
another by evidence which he declares he has heard, how can it be right for you
to give credence to one who speaks without responsibility? Since,then, this
fellow, who knows the laws, and knows them all too well, has made his charges
with injustice and with a view to selfish advantage, I must first tell you of
the outrageous treatment which I received among my fellow-demesmen.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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