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And so, in defiance of
this safeguard of justice, and of the lawful penalties that it awards, the
author of this decree has offered to Charidemus a free licence to do what he
likes as long as he lives, and to his friends the right of vindictive
prosecution when he is dead. For look at it in this light. You are all of course
aware that in the Areopagus, where the law both permits and enjoins the trial of
homicide, first, every man who brings accusation of such a crime must make oath
by invoking destruction upon himself, his kindred, and his household;
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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