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Be not wearied then in the preservation
of virtuous men, especially of those who have fallen, not from any evil
desires, or depravity of disposition, but merely from an opinion of their
duty,—a foolish and erroneous one perhaps, but certainly not a
wicked one,—and because they were misled by imaginary claims which
they fancied the republic had on them. For it is no fault of yours if some
people were afraid of you; and, on the other hand, it is your greatest
praise that they have now felt that they had no reason to fear you.
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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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