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I have still to deal with writers on philosophy,
of whom Rome has so far produced but few who are
distinguished for their style. But Cicero, who is
great in every department of literature, stands out
as the rival of Plato in this department as well.
Brutus1 was an admirable writer on such themes, in
which he distinguished himself far more than in his
speeches: he is equal to the serious nature of his
subject, and the reader realises that he feels what
he says.
1 Brutus, omitted from Qauintilian's list of orators, was a follower of the Stoic and Academic schools. He is known to have written treatises on Virtue, Duty and Patience.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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