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I should like to
ask him whether his indictment of the decree was lawful and right or on the
other hand unjust and illegal. For if the indictment was inexpedient and against
the interests of the people, on that very ground he richly deserves death; but
if it was useful and advantageous to the majority, why, pray, do you now insist
on the jury giving a verdict which is contrary to your indictment? No; your
proceedings then were unjust and now are neither lawful nor beneficial to the
citizens.
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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