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For a man whose wickedness and violence are supported by
power and wealth is fortified against any sudden attack. So this fellow, if he
were deprived of his property, would perhaps discontinue his outrages, or if
not, he will be of less account in your courts than the most insignificant
criminal; for then he will rail and bluster to deaf ears, and for any act of
gross violence he will pay the penalty like the rest of us.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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