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to vote for a tour of survey of
the land which the Amphissians said they were cultivating because it belonged to
them, while Aeschines accused them of intruding on consecrated ground. It is not
true that these Locrians w ere meditating any suit against Athens, or any other action such as he now
falsely alleges in excuse. You will find a proof of his falsehood in this
argument:—Of course it was not competent for the Locrians to take
proceedings against Athens without
serving a summons. Well, who served it? From what office was it issued? Name
anyone who knows; point him out. You cannot; it was a false and idle pretext of
yours.
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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