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You will find that this
man has become famous since he entered politics; that from being a speechwriter
and a paid advocate, in the service of Ctesippus, Phormio and many others,1 he has
become the richest man in Athens;
that after being an unknown figure, inheriting no family honor from his
ancestors, he is now famous, while the city has reached a pass unworthy of
herself or the honor of our forbears. Therefore ignore this man's entreaties and
deceptions, bring in the verdict that is just and right, having regard for your
country's interest, as befits an honorable jury, not the welfare of Demosthenes.
Dinarchus. Minor Attic Orators in two volumes, 2, with an English translation by J. O. Burtt, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1962.
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