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Every man keeps his oath who does not, through spite
or favour or other dishonest motive, vote against his better judgement. Suppose
that he does not apprehend some point that is explained to him, he does not
deserve to be punished for his lack of intelligence. The man who is amenable to
the curse is the advocate who deceives and misleads the jury. That is why, at
every meeting, the crier pronounces a commination, not upon those who have been
misled, but upon whosoever makes a misleading speech to the Council, or to the
Assembly, or to the Court.
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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