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He has said this too about my
mother, that she served as a nurse. We, on our part, do not deny that this was
the case in the time of the city's misfortune, when all people were badly off;
but in what manner and for what reasons she became a nurse I will tell you
plainly. And let no one of you, men of Athens, be prejudiced against us because of this; for you will
find today many Athenian women who are serving as nurses; I will mention them by
name, if you wish. If we were rich we should not be selling ribbons nor be in
want in any way. But what has this to do with our descent? Nothing whatever, in
my opinion.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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