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Caesar
himself, who had been the most angry of all men with them, still, on account of
the unusually high character and loyalty of that city, was every day relaxing
something of his displeasure And is there no extent of calamity by which so
faithful a city can satiate you? Again, perhaps, you will say that I am losing
my temper. But I am speaking without passion, as I always do, though not without
great indignation. I think that no man can be an enemy to that city, who is a
friend to this one. What your object is, O Calenus, I can not imagine. Formerly
we were unable to deter you from devoting yourself to the gratification of the
people; now we are unable to prevail on you to show any regard for their
interests. I have argued long enough with Fufius, saying everything without
hatred, but nothing without indignation. I suppose that a man who can bear the
complaint of his son-in-law with indifference, will bear that of his friend with
great equanimity.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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