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enemies, and those who bear the city ill will,
would wish him alive, counting this a disaster for Athens; but all who favor your concerns and
hope that with a turn of fortune the city's prospects may improve wish that this
man may die and pay the penalty merited by his conduct, and such is the burden
of their prayers. I also join in praying the gods to save our country, which I
see to be in danger of forfeiting its safety, its women and children, its honor,
and every other thing of worth.
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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