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Let us now consider the comitia held for the
election of magistrates. There was lately a college of tribunes, among whom
three were considered not at all attached to the party of the people; but
three were supposed to be most violently so. Of those who were not
considered friends of the people and who were unable to stand before a
packed and bribed assembly of that sort, I see that two have been made
praetors by the Roman people and as far as I have been able to understand,
by the conversation of the common people and by their votes, the Roman
people openly alleged that the consistent and illustrious courage exhibited
by Cnaeus Domitius in his tribuneship and the good faith and fortitude of
Quintus Ancharius, would have been pleasing to them for the mere good-will
which it proved even if they had not been able to effect anything. We see,
now, what is the opinion which is entertained of Caius Fannius; and what the
opinion of the Roman people is likely to be when he seeks for honours, ought
to be doubtful to no one.
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