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Against these furies and firebrands, with these destructive monsters and
pests, which have been (I may almost say) desolating this empire, I do say
that I have undertaken inexpiable war; and yet, even that is not as great as
my sufferings and those of my relations require, though it may be enough to
satisfy your indignation and that of all virtuous men.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. 1891.
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