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Again, men of
Athens, you must also consider
well and carefully the fact that you have come into court today, sworn to give
your verdict according to the laws, not of Sparta or Thebes,
nor those of our earliest ancestors, but those under which immunities were
granted to the men whom Leptines is now trying to rob by his law; and where
there are no statutes to guide you, you are sworn to decide according to the
best of your judgement. So far, so good. Then you must apply these principles to
the law as a whole.
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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