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“The man who refuses to appear in defence
of his father when accused of treason shall be
disinherited: the man who is condemned for treason
shall be banished together with his advocate. A
father accused of treason was defended by one
son who was a fluent speaker, while another son,
who was uneducated, refused to appear for him.
The father was condemned and banished with his
advocate. The uneducated son performed some
heroic act and demanded as a reward the restoration
of his father and brother. The father returned and
died intestate. The uneducated son claims a portion
of his estate, the orator claims the whole for himself.”
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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