He Said That? 11/28/18

From Aristophanes (c. 446– c. 386 BC), Plutus (408 BC):

Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.

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