Dinarchus, Against Demosthenes, ed. J. O. Burtt, 111

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[111] You will find that this man has become famous since he entered politics; that from being a speechwriter and a paid advocate, in the service of Ctesippus, Phormio and many others,¹ he has become the richest man in Athens ; that after being an unknown figure, inheriting no family honor from his ancestors, he is now famous, while the city has reached a pass unworthy of herself or the honor of our forbears. Therefore ignore this man's entreaties and deceptions, bring in the verdict that is just and right, having regard for your country's interest, as befits an honorable jury, not the welfare of Demosthenes.

Against Demosthenes. Dinarchus. ed. J. O. Burtt. London. 1954.

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Against Demosthenes (English) (Dinarchus. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).)

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Κατὰ Δημοσθένους Perseus (Dinarchus. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).) — 111 focus

[111] εὑρήσετε γὰρ τοῦτον μὲν λαμπρὸν ἐξ οὗ προσελήλυθε πρὸς¹ τὸ πολιτεύεσθαι γεγενημένον, καὶ ἀντὶ μὲν λογογράφου καὶ μισθοῦ τὰς δίκας λέγοντος ὑπὲρ Κτησίππου καὶ Φορμίωνος καὶ ἑτέρων πολλῶν πλουσιώτατον² ὄντα τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀντὶ δʼ ἀγνῶτος καὶ οὐδεμίαν πατρικὴν δόξαν παρὰ τῶν προγόνων παρειληφότος ἔνδοξον γεγενημένον, τὴν δὲ πόλιν οὐκ ἀξίως ἑαυτῆς οὐδὲ τῆς τῶν προγόνων δόξης διακειμένην. ἀφέντες οὖν τοὺς ἐλέους καὶ τοὺς φενακισμοὺς τοὺς τούτου τὴν ὁσίαν καὶ δικαίαν φέρετε ψῆφον, καὶ σκοπεῖτε τὸ τῇ πατρίδι συμφέρον, μὴ τὸ³ Δημοσθένει· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστι καλῶν κἀγαθῶν δικαστῶν ἔργον.

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Against Demosthenes

1. Demosthenes was acting in the interests of Ctesippus, son of Chabrias, when he attacked the Law of Leptines in 355 B.C. The Phormio referred to is possibly the freedman of the banker Pasion whom he defended in 350. Cf. Dem. 20 and Dem. 36 .

Dinarchus Against Demosthenes 111

ed. J. O. Burtt

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