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He will presently, as I am informed, make it a grievance
that he, and he alone of all our debaters, is to be called to account for his
speeches. I will spare him the retort that any man who takes money for his
speeches might reasonably be brought to justice; but there is one point on which
I do insist. If Aeschines talked like an idiot and made blunders as an
unofficial person, do not be hypercritical, leave him alone, make allowances.
But if he has purposely deceived you for money while holding office as
ambassador, do not let him off, do not listen to the suggestion that he is not
to be put on his trial for mere words.
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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