[101]
Neither do anything that is unworthy of this court, nor, if a worthless person
is found among those who enjoy the grant, let him keep it; only let each case be
judged on its merits. But if Leptines shall say that that is all talk and
humbug, this at any rate is not mere talk; let him bring in the amended law
himself and cease to say that we will not do so. It is surely a greater honor to
propose the law, stamped with your approval,1 than this of his own
devising.
1 Demosthenes is a trifle premature here.
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