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Yet from what gain do
you think that such a man would restrain his hand, or what would he hesitate to
do for lucre's sake, when he did not disdain to legislate in contradiction of
himself, though the laws forbid contradiction even of others? It seems to me
that, so far as effrontery goes, such a man is ready to do anything. Inasmuch,
therefore, as the laws provide that evil doers of other kinds shall upon
confession be punished without trial, you, men of Athens, have a right to give your verdict
against this man without allowing him to speak or giving him a hearing, now that
he has been caught in the act of maltreating the laws; for by proposing this law
in contravention of the former law, he has pleaded guilty.
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