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On the other hand, counsel for the defence must,
as far as possible, aim at denying, excusing or
extenuating such charges, or, if that be impossible,
show that they are not relevant to the case. For
there are many charges which not only have no
mutual resemblance, but may even at times contradict each other, as for instance if a man accused
of theft is called prodigal or careless. For it is
not likely that one and the same man should at
once despise money and covet it.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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