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On the other hand, all the matters in
which he was trying to cheat you and overreach you were left for Aeschines to
report by word of mouth, so that you might never have it in your power to
incriminate Philip or throw any blame on him, as the assertions were not to be
found in the letter or in any other direct communication of his. Read to the
jury the letter written by Aeschines and dispatched by Philip. You will observe
that it agrees exactly with my description. Read.“
Letter
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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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