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For at this moment he is exceedingly in love with
Trebellius. He hated him some time ago, when he was opposing an abolition of
debts; but now he delights in him, ever since he has seen that Trebellius
himself can not continue in safety without an abolition of debts. For I think
that you have heard, O Romans, what indeed you may possibly have seen, that the
sureties and creditors of Lucius Trebellius meet every day. Oh confidence! for I
imagine that Trebellius has taken this surname; what can be greater confidence
than defrauding one's creditors? than flying from one's house? than, because of
one's debts, being forced to go to war? What has become of the applauses which
he received on the occasion of Caesar's triumph, and often at the games? Where
is the aedileship that was conferred on him by the zealous efforts of all good
men? who is there who does not now think that he acted virtuously by accident?
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