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I know well, men of the jury, that it is a hard task to enter into a contest
in which all my fortune is at stake with men who are able speakers and clever in
preparing their case, while I because of my youth am wholly without experience
in affairs. Yet nevertheless, although they have every advantage over me, I have
strong hopes that I shall obtain justice in your court, and that, as far at
least as relating the facts, I shall myself speak well enough to ensure that not
a single detail shall escape you, and that you will not be in the dark regarding
the matters concerning which you are to cast your vote.
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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