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And the women,
when they have heard, will say, “Well, what did you do?” And
you will say, “We acquitted her.” At this point the most
virtuous of the women will be angry at you for having deemed it right that this
woman should share in like manner with themselves in the public ceremonials and
religious rites; and to those who are not women of discretion you point out
clearly that they may do as they please, for they have nothing to fear from you
or the laws. For if you treat the matter with indifference or toleration, you
will yourselves seem to approve of this woman's conduct.
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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