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→ § 33 (Dem. 54).
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Craig Gibson, trans., edition of April 30, 2003
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Ariston the Athenian takes Conon to court on a charge of assault, claiming that he has been beaten up by him and his son, and offering witnesses to this. Conon, however, denies doing it and offers his own witnesses to counter Ariston’s. But Demosthenes says that these witnesses are not trustworthy; for they have lived their lives basely and are unscrupulous about lying.
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