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In preserving Quintus Ligarius you will do
what will be acceptable to numbers of your intimate friends; but, I entreat
you, give weight to the considerations which are accustomed to influence
you. I can mention to you most brave men, Sabines, men most highly esteemed
by you; and the whole of the Sabine district, the flower of Italy and the
chief strength of the republic. You are well acquainted with
the men. Observe the sadness and grief of all these men. You see yourself
the tears and mourning attire of Titus Brocchus, who is here present, and I
am in no doubt as to what your opinion of him is: you see the grief of his
son.
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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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