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Now that I have shown the motives by
which I was influenced to undertake the cause, I must necessarily speak of our
contention, that, in appointing an accuser, you may have some certain line of conduct to
follow. I understand the matter thus, O judges:—when any man is accused of
extortion, if there be a contest between any parties as to who may best be entrusted
with the prosecution, these two points ought to be regarded most especially; first, whom
they, to whom the injury is said to have been done, wish most to be their counsel; and
secondly, whom he, who is accused of having done those injuries, would least wish to be
so.
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