Against Leptines (146-147)

There are advocates appointed to defend the law, and very able speakers they are; Leodamas of Acharnae, Aristophon of Hazenia, Cephisodotus of Ceramicus, and Dinias of Herchia.[*] Let me tell you, then, how you may reasonably retort upon them, and do you consider whether the retort is fair.[*] Take Leodamas first. It was he who impeached the grant to Chabrias,[*] which included among other things the gift of immunity, and when his case came before you, he lost it.

Now the laws forbid the same man to be tried twice on the same issue, be it a civil action, a scrutiny, a contested claim, or anything else of the sort. But quite apart from all this, it would be a most absurd result if on the first occasion the services of Chabrias outweighed the arguments of Leodamas, but when to his services were added those of all the other benefactors, then the combined effect should be weaker than the arguments.