It is the fault
of Leochares, the defendant, men of the jury, that he is himself being brought
to trial, and that I, despite my youth, am addressing you, for he claims the
right to inherit what does not belong to him, and has made a false affidavit of
objections before the archon in support of his claim.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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