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It was we, men of Athens, who made
Charidemus a citizen, and by that gift bestowed upon him a share in our civil
and religious observances, in our legal rights, and in everything in which we
ourselves participate. There are many institutions of ours the like of which are
not to be found elsewhere, but among them one especially peculiar to ourselves
and venerable,—I mean the Court of Areopagus. Concerning that Court I
could relate a greater number of noble stories, in part traditional and
legendary, in part certified by our own personal testimony, than could be told
of any other tribunal. It is worth your while to listen to one or two of them by
way of illustration.
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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