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I, inquiring into this charge respecting the corn, keep
this in view, O judges, that you are going to inquire into the estates and fortunes
of all the Sicilians—into the property of all the Roman citizens who
cultivate land in Sicily—into the
revenues handed down to you by your ancestors—into the life and sustenance
of the Roman people. And if these matters appear to you important—yes, and
most important,—do not be weary if they are pressed upon you from various
points of view, and at some length. It cannot escape the notice of any one of you, O
judges, that all the advantage and desirableness of Sicily, which is in any way connected with the convenience of the
Roman people, consists mainly in its corn; for in other respects we are indeed
assisted by that province, but as to this article, we are fed and supported by it.
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