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However, let us now come to that splendid praetorship and to those crimes which are
better known to those who are here present, than even to us who come prepared to
speak after long consideration. In dealing with which, I do not doubt that I may not
be able to avoid and escape from some blame on the ground of negligence. For many
will say, “He said nothing of the transaction at which I was present; he
never touched upon that injury which was done to me, or to my friend, transactions
at which I was present.” To all those who are acquainted with the wrongs
this man has done—that is, to the whole Roman people—I earnestly
wish to make this excuse, that it will not be out of carelessness that I shall pass
over many things, but because I wish to reserve some points till I produce the
witnesses, and because I think it necessary to omit some altogether with a view to
brevity, and to the time my speech must take. I will confess too, though against my
will, that, as he never allowed any moment of time to pass free from crime, I have
not been able to ascertain fully every iniquity which has been committed by him.
Therefore I beg you to listen to me with respect to the crimes of his praetorship,
expecting only to hear those mentioned, both in the matters of deciding law-suits
and of insisting on the repair of public buildings, which are thoroughly worthy of a
criminal whom it is not worth while to accuse of any small or ordinary offences.
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