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You, therefore, O Tubero, have that which
is of all things most desirable for a prosecutor, a defendant who confesses
his fault; but still, one who confesses it only so far as he admits that he
was of the same party as you yourself, O Tubero, were, and as that man
worthy of all praise, your father, also was. Therefore you must inevitably
confess yourselves also to be guilty, before you can find fault with any
part of the conduct of Ligarius.
Quintus Ligarius, then, at a time when there was no suspicion of war, went as
lieutenant into Africa with Caius Considius, in which lieutenancy he made
himself so acceptable, both to our citizens there and to our allies, that
Considius on departing from the province could not have given satisfaction
to those men if he had appointed any one else to govern it. Therefore,
Quintus Ligarius, after refusing it for a long time without effect, took
upon himself the government of the province against his will. And while
peace lasted, he governed it in such a manner that his integrity and good
faith were most acceptable both to our citizens and to our allies.
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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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