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it is granted that they were adulterers. “But,” says
the accuser, “you had no right to kill them, for you
were an exile” or “had forfeited your civil rights.”
The question is now one of law. On the other
hand, if when the prosecution says, “You killed
them,” the defence at once replies, “I did not,” the
issue is raised without more delay.
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If it requires some search to discover where the
dispute really begins, we must consider what constitutes the first question. The charge may be simple,
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