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Not one is found But, on the other hand, all
men who either have or have had any transactions with him are present on his behalf and
are defending him; they are labouring that his good faith, known in many places, may not
now be disparaged by the perfidy of Sextus Naevius. In a trial of this nature Naevius
ought to have brought some witnesses out of that body, who could say; “He
forfeited his recognizances in my case; he cheated me, he begged a day of me for the
payment of a debt which he had denied; could not get him to trial; he kept out of the
way; he left no agent:” none of all these things is said. Witnesses are being
got ready to say it But we shall examine into that, I suppose, when they have said it:
but let them consider this one thing, that they are of weight only so far, that they can
preserve that weight, if they also preserve the truth; if they neglect that, they are so
insignificant that all men may see that influence is of avail not to support a lie, but
only to prove the truth.
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