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one was not
legally accountable; another was not present; a third had a brother-in-law in
Macedonia. Aeschines had no such
excuse. The truth is, he has sold himself once for all. Not only has he taken
hire for past actions, but it is evident that, if he escapes now, he will
henceforward, as against you, be Philip's man; and so, for fear of uttering a
single word injurious to Philip, even when you acquit him he does not accept
acquittal. He prefers disrepute, prosecution, any punishment this court may
inflict rather than to do anything disagreeable to Philip.
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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