M. Tullius Cicero, Against Verres, actio 2, The Fifth Book of the Second Pleading in the Prosecution against Verres., section 4

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The speech of M. T. Cicero as the advocate of P. Quinctius.

THE ORATION FOR SEXTUS ROSCIUS OF AMERIA.

THE SPEECH FOR Q. ROSCIUS THE ACTOR

THE SPEECH AGAINST QUINTUS CAECILIUS.

THE FIRST BOOK OF THE SECOND PLEADING AGAINST CAIUS VERRES.

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE SECOND PLEADING AGAINST CAIUS VERRES.

THE THIRD BOOK OF THE SECOND PLEADING IN THE ACCUSATION AGAINST CAIUS VERRES.

THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE SECOND PLEADING IN THE PROSECUTION OF VERRES.

The Fifth Book of the Second Pleading in the Prosecution against Verres.

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[4] The same object is aimed at. He may be a thief, he may be a robber of temples, he may he the very chief man in every sort of vice and criminality; but he is a gallant general and a fortunate one, and he must be preserved for the critical emergencies of the republic.

M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.

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