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Gentlemen of
the jury, by the universal judgement of Greeks and barbarians alike, you acted
well and righteously in passing this vote of censure upon traitors and
reprobates. Therefore, inasmuch as bribe-taking is the forerunner of such
treasons, and for the sake of bribes men commit them, whenever, men of
Athens, you see any man taking
bribes, you may be sure that he is also a traitor. If one man betrays
opportunities, another negotiations, another soldiery, each one is making havoc
of the business he controls, and all alike deserve your reprobation.
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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