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On that day what citizen was there who thought it right, whatever his
age or state of health might be, to deny himself the opportunity of giving his vote for my
safety? When did you ever see such a multitude assembled in the Campus, such a splendid show
of all Italy and of all orders of men? when did you ever see movers, and tellers, and keepers
of the votes all of such high rank? Therefore, through the active, and admirable, and godlike
kindness of Publius Lentulus, we were not allowed to return to our country, as some most
eminent citizens have been, but we were brought back in triumph, borne by white horses in a
gilded car.
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