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Yet, men of Athens, it would surely have been natural for him to say,
“Why do you summon me, fellow? I have paid the money to this man who
is standing here ”—and at the same time to call upon Lampis
to corroborate his words. As it was, however, neither of them uttered a syllable
on an occasion so opportune.In proof that my
words are true, take, please, the deposition of those who witnessed the
summons.“
Deposition
”
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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