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And I notice, O conscript fathers, that
there are some who favor this proposal: whose intention and design is, as they
see that that will be a most glorious day for Decimus Brutus on which we return
to our usual dress out of joy for his safety, to deprive him of this great
reward, so that it may not be handed down to the recollection of posterity that
the Roman people had recourse to the garb of war on account of the danger of one
single citizen, and then returned to their gowns of pence on account of his
safety. Take away this reason, and you will find no other for so absurd a
proposal. But do you, O conscript fathers, preserve your authority, adhere to
your own opinions, preserve in your recollection what you have often declared,
that the whole result of this entire war depends on the life of one most brave
and excellent man.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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