Furthermore, it is possible for him even now, before he has made trial of your decision,
 to drop the suit and to be entirely rid of all his troubles. And yet is it not stupid of
 him to seek to win your pity while in this jeopardy, for which he himself is responsible,
 and in which he has involved himself, a jeopardy which even now it is possible for him to
 avoid? And if he does mention events which occurred under the oligarchy, demand of him that,
 instead of accusing persons whom no one will defend, i.e.,
 the oligarchs. he prove that it was I who took his money; for this is the issue
 upon which you must cast your votes. And demand that he, instead of showing that he has
 suffered cruel wrongs, prove that it is I who have committed them, I, from whom he seeks
 to recover what he has lost; since the fact of his evil plight he can readily establish in a suit brought against any
 other citizen whatever. And yet the accusations which should have great weight with you
 are not those which may be made even against those who are entirely guiltless, but those
 only which cannot be brought against any persons except those who have committed an act of
 injustice. To these allegations, this will perhaps be a sufficient reply and a further
 rebuttal soon will be possible.