Lysias, For Callias, W.R.M. Lamb (Translator), 4

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[4] for they know that, if they are convicted of lying, they will suffer nothing worse than their actual lot; while if they succeed in deceiving you they will be rid of their present troubles. Yet surely such men as these, whether accusers or witnesses, should win no credit, when they have a great profit to make for themselves by their statements concerning others; much rather should it be given to those who, to uphold the public weal,¹ involve themselves in danger.

For Callias. Lysias. W.R.M. Lamb (Translator). London. 1930.

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For Callias (English) (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.)

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ὑπὲρ Καλλίου ἱεροσυλίας ἀπολογία Perseus (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.) — 4 focus

[4] ἴσασι γὰρ ὅτι, ἐὰν μὲν¹ ψευδόμενοι ἐλεγχθῶσιν, οὐδὲν μεῖζον τῶν ὑπαρχόντων πείσονται, ἐὰν δὲ ἐξαπατήσωσι, τῶν παρόντων κακῶν ἔσονται ² ἀπηλλαγμένοι. καίτοι τοὺς τοιούτους οὔτε κατηγόρους οὔτε μάρτυρας πιστοὺς χρὴ νομίζειν εἶναι, οἵτινες αὐτοὶ μεγάλα κερδαίνοντες περὶ ἑτέρων ποιοῦνται τοὺς λόγους, ἀλλὰ πολὺ μᾶλλον ὅσοι τῷ δημοσίῳ βοηθοῦντες εἰς κινδύνους σφᾶς αὐτοὺς καθιστᾶσιν.

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For Callias

1. Perhaps Callias was employed by the stewards of the sacred treasure of the Parthenon, and was accused of embezzling some of it.

Lysias For Callias 4

W.R.M. Lamb (Translator)

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