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In what other
way, men of the jury, could an honest prosecutor show that the criminal
information has been rightly brought against this Theocrines, and that he is
liable, not only to the fine of a thousand drachmae, which forms the basis of
the information, but to many other penalties as well? To my mind there is no
other way. For surely you cannot expect that Theocrines will himself admit the
indebtedness to your treasury and say that the criminal information has been
lodged against him with justice. On the contrary, he will say anything rather
than this. He will bring forward all manner of charges, alleging that a cabal is
working against him, and that he has come into this danger because of the
indictments which he has preferred for illegal actions.
Demosthenes. 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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