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Let us first of all inquire
into the exploit on which he chiefly prides himself,—his collection of
the money which he extracted from all of you, with the help of this honorable
gentleman. Having accused Euctemon of retaining revenue money in his own hands,
he promised that he would either make good the charge, or pay the money out of
his own pocket; and on that pretext he turned out a magistrate appointed by lot,
and insinuated himself into the tax-collecting business. He also proposed the
appointment of Timocrates, pleading his own ill-health; “I shall be
glad of his help in the work of the office,” he said.
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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