If the rich will adopt this principle, I think they will act both justly and wisely; for to deprive any class of a necessary provision, is to unite them in disaffection to the commonwealth.
Demosthenes advises the wealthy that providing for the needy is both just and prudent to prevent widespread disaffection.
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