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But, as it is, the more gentleness and
consideration I used in talking with the defendant, the more contempt he showed
toward me. And now it appears that in my contest with him we are in no sense on
equal terms, but he can take the matter lightly, since he has been accustomed to
come often before you, whereas I fear this very thing, that because of my lack
of experience I may prove unable to explain my case to you. None the less, men
of the jury, I beg you to give heed.
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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