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But here this admirable man excepts Cnaeus Pompeius, whom he is so
fond of. Whence does this affection so sudden and previously unknown originate? for he is
excluded from the honour of the decemvirate almost by name; his power of deciding judicially,
of giving laws, or of making any formal inquiry respecting the lands which have been taken by
his your, is taken from him; decemvirs are sent not only into his province but into his very
camp, with military authority, with immense sums of money, with unlimited power, and with a
right of deciding on everything. His rights as a general, which have hitherto always been
most jealously preserved to every general are for the first time taken from him. But he is
excepted as the only one who is not bound to make a return of his booty. Does it seem that
the real object of this clause is to do honour to the man, or to excite a feeling of
unpopularity against him?
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1856.
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