Letter 272
To Dionysiodorus.
It would be neither necessary nor worthy of praise to believe too readily those who bring an accusation against certain persons, even if they seem to be deserving of respect. For it would be most beneficial to await the defense of the accused party, and then afterward, having given a hearing to both sides, to bring forth the verdict, as is fitting, in a manner both lawful and just.
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Latin / Greek Original
Οὐκ ἀναγκαῖον ἂν εἴη, οὐδ' ἐπαίνου ἄξιον, τὸ πεί-
θεσθαι προχείρως τοῖς προσώπων τινῶν κατηγορίαν
ποιουμένοις, κἂν ὑπάρχειν δοκῶσιν ἀιδέσιμοι. Περι-
μένειν γὰρ χρησιμώτατον ἦν τὴν τοῦ κατηγορου-
μένου μέρους ἀπολογίαν, εἶθ' ὕστερον μετὰ τὴν
ἀκρόασιν τῶν ἀμφοτέρων, νόμιμόν τε καὶ δίκαιον,
ὡς καθήκει, ἐκφέρειν τὸ ψήφισμα.
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