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But since
I see some of you holding the same views as myself and the opposite to those held by
others, I shall try with the support of these to persuade those who differ. Now, if you
shall think it right to refuse to listen, you will make a mistake; but if you will listen
in silence and bear with me in this, one of two benefits will accrue to you: for either
you will be persuaded if we seem to advocate something advantageous, or you will be more
firmly convinced of the rightness of your own views; for if the grounds upon which we
think you are going somewhat astray shall be proved valueless, with the benefit of
argument you will this time have chosen the plans approved before.
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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