§§12—16. After thus dismissing the private charges as unworthy of a reply, he comes to the charges against his conduct with regard to the Peace of Philocrates in 346 B.C. In this introduction he dwells on the outrage of bringing such grave charges against a statesman in a way which neither allows the accused a fair opportunity to defend himself, nor gives the state any adequate remedy against him if he is guilty, while it may entail grave consequences on an innocent person.
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