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because such men
tend to injure the community, if they are unprincipled, and on the other hand to
confer the greatest benefit upon it, if they are honest men and willing to abide
by the laws. If you once allow those who administer any part of our public
affairs to break the laws and override the established principles of justice,
everyone who has a stake in the country is bound to suffer from their
wickedness.
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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