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I have spoken now to the extent of the time allowed me by the tribune of the people. I beg
and entreat of you to think this defence which I have made faithful as far as the danger of my
friend is concerned, and as far as the safety of the republic is at stake, suited to the
dignity, and to the duty of the consul.
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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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