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What more shall I say? Did not the Roman people deliver Sergius Galba (the
fact is preserved in the recollection of every one) from your grandfather, that most intrepid
and prosperous man, Marcus Cato, who was zealously seeking his ruin? At all times in this city
the whole people, and also the judges, wise men, looking far into futurity, have resisted the
overweening power of prosecutors. I do not like an accuser bringing his personal power, or any
predominant influence, or his own eminent authority, or his own excessive popularity, into a
court of justice. Let all these things have weight to ensure the safety of the innocent, to
aid the weak, to succour the unfortunate. But in a case where the danger and ruin of citizens
may ensue, let them be rejected.
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