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That, therefore, which in the case of
that most noble and most illustrious man, Marcus Marcellus, you lately did
in the senate-house, do now also in the forum with respect to these most
virtuous brothers, who are so highly esteemed by all the crowd here present.
As you granted him to the senate, so grant this man to the
people, whose affections you have always considered most important to you.
And if that day was one most glorious to you, and at the same time most
acceptable to the Roman people, do not, I entreat you,—do not
hesitate to earn the praise of a glory like that as frequently as possible.
For there is nothing so calculated to win the affections of the people as
kindness. Of all your many virtues, there is none more admirable, none more
beloved than your mercy.
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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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