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But if they are his friends and think it hard that he should
not be rich, well, they are extremely rich themselves; that is their good
fortune. Let them spare him some of their own wealth, that you may give your
votes honestly, as you swore to do when you came into court, and that they may
be generous to him at their own expense, and not at the expense of your honor.
But if these men with all their money are not prepared to sacrifice it, how can
it be honorable for you to sacrifice your oath?
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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