[215]
Before I
leave the tribune, gentlemen of the jury, I wish to add some brief observations
upon the statutes that we have adduced. If you will bear them in mind, I think
that you will keep a better look-out for any attempts these men may make to
cajole and mislead you. The first statute expressly ordains that, if any man
slay another, the Areopagus shall take cognizance. Aristocrates proposes that
such a manslayer shall be liable to seizure without more ado. Mark that
carefully, and remember that to make a man an outlaw without trial is exactly
the opposite of trying him.
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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