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But that I may reduce my sentiments into a formal motion, I give my vote that,
“As Caius Pansa, consul, imperator, set
the example of fighting with the enemy in a battle in which the Martial legion
defended the freedom of the Roman people with admirable and incredible valor,
and the legions of the recruits behaved equally well; and as Caius Pansa,
consul, imperator, while engaged in the middle of
the ranks of the enemy received wounds; and as Aulus Hirtius, consul, imperator, the moment that he heard of the battle, and
knew what was going on, with a most gallant and loyal soul, led his army out of
his camp and attacked Marcus Antonius and his army, and put his troops to the
sword, with so little injury to his own army that he did not lose one single
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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