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But will any one hesitate to call Caesar imperator?
Most certainly his age will not deter any one from agreeing to this proposition,
since he has gone beyond his age in virtue. And to me, indeed, the services of
Caius Caesar have always appeared the more deserving of thanks, in proportion as
they were less to have been expected from a man of his age. For when we
conferred military command on him we were in fact encouraging the hope with
which his name inspired us and now that he has fulfilled those hopes, he has
sanctioned the authority of our decree by his exploits. This young man of great
mind, as Hirtius most truly calls him in his letter, with a few cohorts defended
the camp of many legions and fought a successful battle And in this manner the
republic has on one day been preserved in many places by the valor and wisdom,
and good fortune of three imperators of the Roman people.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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