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But I have always
thought it for the interest of even the republic itself, that I should
uphold by my language the propriety and glory of that most noble exploit
which I performed by the authority of the senate, with the consent of all
virtuous men, for the safety of my country; especially when I am the only
person in this republic who have been able to say on oath, in the hearing of
the Roman people, that this city and this republic had been saved by my
exertions. That accusation of cruelty has long since been extinguished,
because men see that I was regretted, and demanded and sent for back by the
wishes of all the citizens, not as a cruel tyrant, but as a most merciful
parent. Another charge has risen up.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. 1891.
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