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And for
this reason they have made the fine less for the plaintiff, if he lose his case,
in order that those who have been wronged may not by the fine be deterred from
prosecuting witnesses for false testimony, while they have imposed a heavy
penalty upon the defendant, if he be convicted and be thought by you to have
given false testimony.
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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