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urther in Phocion’s behalf. He was himself with difficultyheard at all, when he put the question, “‘ Do you wish to put usto death lawfully or unlawfully?” Some answered, “ Accord-ing to law.” He replied, “ How can you, except we have a fairhearing?” But when they were deaf to all he said, approaching _ nearer, “ As to myself,” said he, “I admit my guilt, and pro-* mounce my public conduct to have deserved sentence of death. But why, O men of Athens, kill others who have offended in _mothing?’’ ‘The rabble cried out they were his friends, that_ was enough. Phocion therefore drew back, and said no more. Then Agnonides read the bill, in accordance with which the people should decide by show of hands whether they judged them guilty, and if so it should be found, the penalty should bedeath. When this had been read out, some desired it might be - added to the sentence, that Phocion should be tortured also,' and the rack should be produced with the executioners. But Agnonides perceiving even Clitus to dislike this, and himselfthinking it horrid and barbarous, said, “‘ When we catch thatslave, Callimedon, men of Athens, we will put him to the rack,but I shall make no motion of the kind in Phocion’s case.”Upon which one of the better citizens remarked, he was quiteright; “If he should torture Phocion, what could we do to _you?” So the form of the bill was approved of, and the show_ of hands called for; upon which, not one man retaining his seat, but all rising up, and some with garlands on their heads, theycondemned them all to death. There were present with Phocion, Nicocles, Thudippus, Hege-mon, and Pythocles. Demetrius the Phalerian, Callimedon,Charicles, and some others, were included in the condemna- | tion, being absent.
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