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Yes, and you thought that his accuser
had a strong case when he said, “If I was taking a wrong seat, fellow,
if as you assert I was disregarding the notices, what authority do the laws
confer on you or even on the archon himself? The authority to bid the attendants
remove me, but not to strike me yourself. If I still refuse to go, you may
impose a fine; anything rather than touch me with your own hand; for the laws
have taken every precaution to save a citizen from being insulted in his own
person.” That was his argument. You gave your votes, but the accuser
died before he could bring the case before a jury.
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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