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That the land is our
private property is admitted by these men themselves, and this being the case,
men of Athens, if you could see the
place, you would know at once that their suit is groundless. For this reason I
wanted to refer the case to impartial persons who know the locality, but these
men refused, although they now try to maintain that they wished it. This, too,
will be made clear to you all in a moment; but give close heed, men of
Athens, I beg you in the name of
Zeus and the gods!
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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