[39] For Polyeuctus has impeached Euxenippus for speaking against the best interests of the people of
Athens
, being in receipt of money and gifts from those acting against the people of
Athens
. Now if he were arguing that there were men outside the city with whom Euxenippus was co-operating on receipt of bribes, he would then be able to say that, since these persons could not be punished, their servants in the city must be brought to justice. But, in fact, he says that it is from Athenians that Euxenippus has had the gifts. For shame, sir; when you have here in the city the men who act against the people, do you let them be and choose instead to harass Euxenippus?
In Defence of Euxenippus. Hyperides. ed. J. O. Burtt. London. 1954.
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