[48]
Besides this, men of Athens, you
must not forget that, while you are today deciding one case alone you are fixing
a law for the whole port, and that many of those engaged in overseas trade are
standing here and watching you to see how you decide this question. For if you
hold that contracts and agreements made between man and man are to be binding,
and show no leniency towards those who transgress them, lenders will be more
ready to risk their money, and the business of your port will be increased.
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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