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deprive yourself of the argument, that you are now accused and held up to odium by
me, for having punished and executed men according to the custom of our ancestors by
accusation does not turn on any one's punishment. I do not say that no one ought to
have been put to death; I do not say that all fear is to be removed from military
service, severity from command, or punishment from guilt. I confess that there are
many precedents for severe and terrible punishments inflicted not only on our
allies, but even on our citizens and soldiers.
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