The Orations of Demosthenes : On the Crown And On the Embassy
The Orations of Demosthenes : On the Crown And On the Embassy
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You can find none. Is it pleasant to have many enemieaf It is not even safe. Was there any quarrel subsistmg be* tween ifischines and me I None. What then ) Tou feared for yourself, and through cowardice thought this was your security: — ^that I have heard he says. — ^Well, but withdoi there being any danger or crime, ^schines, as you allege t * ' This is a fine sentence, pregnant with meaning. Don't let ft happen, says the orator, t&at, instead of taking vengeance on these men for their venali...ty, you take their sins upon yonr own heads; for if yoU acquit ^sohinea, the curse to whieh he is liable (rais kpatt hoxoh P^ ^9 orig.) will juAtly be transferred to you, and by violating your oalhs-as jurors and giving a verdict contraiy to the evidence you win hflVt incurred the crime of penury. > The supposed assertion of JEsehineS involved the anumptioa «f crime havii^ been committed, which was adverse to his case. U ^ ambassadors had done nothing wrong, as Aohines would make mti, then Demostheoit eoald have had nolhhig to fear, and the last 1 motive for accusation was absurd.
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