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I know well that Caius Caesar has not always had the same opinion about the
republic that I have; but nevertheless, as I have often said of him before,
in the hearing of these men, he communicated to me all his intentions during
the whole of his consulship, and he wished me to be his partner in all the
honours which he shared with his nearest friends; he offered them to me, he
invited, he entreated me to accept them. I was not brought over to his
party, perhaps out of too great a regard for my character for consistency; I
did not wish to be exceedingly beloved by him to whose kindnesses I would
never have given up my own opinion. While you were consul, the matter was
supposed to be disputed and to have come to a close contest, whether the
acts which he had carried the previous year should continue in force, or be
rescinded. Why need I say more on this subject? If he thought that there was
so much virtue, and vigour, and influence in me, that all the acts which he
had performed would be undone if I opposed them, why should I
not excuse him if he preferred his own safety to mine?
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