Hyperides, Against Philippides, ed. J. O. Burtt, 5

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[5] The sequel now rests with you. For you will make it plain whether you are going to punish the proposers of illegal measures or whether you intend to grant those honors, which till now have been paid to your benefactors, to presidents whose conduct is not lawful; and that too when you have sworn to observe the laws in giving your vote. There is, however, one argument open to them, namely that the people were compelled to pass the votes of honor.¹ Even this cannot possibly mislead you; for it cannot be said that we were under any compulsion to crown the presidents.

Against Philippides. Hyperides. ed. J. O. Burtt. London. 1954.

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Against Philippides (English) (Hyperides. 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 Φιλιππίδου Perseus (Hyperides. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 2. Burtt, J. O., editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954 (printing).) — 5 focus

[5] τὸ λοιπὸν ἤδη ἐστὶν παρʼ ὑμῖν· δείξετε γὰρ πότερα τοὺς παράνομα γράφοντας τ ιμωρήσεσθε, ἢ τὰς τοῖς εὐε ργέταις ἀποδεδειγμένας τιμὰς ταύτας δώσετε τοῖς ἐναντία τοῖς νόμοι ς προεδρεύουσιν, καὶ ταῦτα ὀμωμοκότες κατὰ τοὺς νόμους ψηφιεῖσθαι. ἀλλὰ μὴν οὐδʼ ἐξαπατηθῆναι ὑμῖν ἔνεστιν ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου αὐτῶν, ἂν φῶσιν ἀναγκαῖα εἶνα ι τῷ δήμῳ τὰ περὶ τῶν ἐπ αίνων¹ ψηφίζεσθαι· το ὺς γὰρ προέδρους ² οὐκ ἔνεστιν εἰπεῖν ὡς ἀνάγκη τις ἦν στεφανῶσαι.

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1. i. e., the votes of honor for certain Macedonians. Hyperides agrees that it may have been impossible to avoid passing the votes of honor, but that there was no need to congratulate the presidents for having done so.

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