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In §§ 314—323, the orator com- plains of the unfairness of judging him, as Aeschines has done (178— 190), by comparison with the great men of ancient times. But he shrinks from no comparison with his contemporaries. In §§ 321—323 he states two points, which he claims for himself, in the character of the μέτριος πολίτης.

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    • Demosthenes, On the Crown, 314
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