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Graecorum autem totae res publicae sedentis contionis
temeritate administrantur. itaque ut hanc Graeciam quae
iam diu suis consiliis perculsa et adflicta est omittam, illa
vetus quae quondam opibus, imperio, gloria floruit hoc uno
malo concidit, libertate immoderata ac licentia contionum.
Cum in theatro imperiti homines rerum omnium rudes
ignarique consederant, tum bella inutilia suscipiebant, tum
seditiosos homines rei publicae praeficiebant, tum optime
meritos civis e civitate eiciebant.
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