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but here, where I am invulnerable
on every ground, by law, by lapse of time, by limitation, by many earlier
judgements covering every point, by default of any previous conviction for any
public offence, here, where the country must take her share in the repute or
disrepute of measures that were approved by the people, here you have met me
face to face. You pose as my enemy; are you sure you are not the enemy of the
people?
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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