[17]
Then I propose to divide these into twenty boards, as
at present, each containing sixty persons. Each of these boards I would
subdivide into five groups of twelve men, always attaching to the wealthiest man
those who are poorest, to keep the balance. That is how I propose to arrange
these persons; you will understand why, when you have heard the whole of the
arrangement.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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