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And if he does mention events which occurred under the oligarchy, demand of him that, instead of accusing persons whom no one will defend,1 he prove that it was I who took his money; for this is the issue upon which you must cast your votes. And demand that he, instead of showing that he has suffered cruel wrongs, prove that it is I who have committed them, I, from whom he seeks to recover what he has lost;
1 i.e., the oligarchs.