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Well, these
sums of money I gave away as a free gift to my fellow-citizens in distress. If
Aeschines in addressing you should say presently: “Demosthenes, if you
really inferred from my speech in support of Philocrates that our conduct was
thoroughly corrupt, why did you join us on the subsequent embassy to receive the
oaths, instead of excusing yourself?” you must remember that I had
promised the prisoners whom I delivered that I would bring the ransom-money and
do my utmost for their rescue.
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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