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For who is going to be willing to
risk his money, when he sees that written agreements are of no force, but that
arguments such as these prevail and that the claims of wrongdoers take
precedence over what is right? Do not permit this, men of the jury, for it is
not to the interest of the mass of your people any more than of those engaged in
trade, who are a body of men most useful to your public at large and to the
individuals who have dealings with them. For this reason you should be careful
of their interests.I, for my part, have said all
that I could; but I desire also to have one of my friends speak in my
behalf.Come forward, Demosthenes.
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