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Well, then, men
of the jury, when a man has made out a declaration that is so manifestly false
in all points and has shown no regard for the laws which define the time within
which the declaration must be made out, or to the private agreements which we
hold to be equally binding; when besides this he has opened the seals of the
buildings and carried off the grain and wine from within, and furthermore has
after the offer to exchange sold the cut timber to the value of more than thirty
minae; and when （worst of all） he has concocted false debts
for the purpose of the exchange—will you decide by your votes that
this man has made a just declaration? Surely not, men of the jury.
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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