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And this is but natural. For you have
suffered those who choose to act dishonestly, if they escape discovery, to keep
what they have stolen, and, even if they are caught, to win pardon; those
therefore who have no regard for their reputation have acquired licence to do as
they please. Men in private life who learn only through suffering we call
lacking in foresight; what, then, should we call you, who are not on your guard
even after repeated suffering?
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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