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Wherefore, I will cherish the memory of your kindness with undying affection, not only as
long as I live and breathe, but even after I am dead, the memorials of your kindness to me
shall still endure. And in showing my gratitude, this I do promise you, (and this I will
always perform,) that diligence shall never be wanting to me in deliberating on the affairs of
the republic, nor courage in repelling dangers from the republic, nor loyalty and honesty in
plainly declaring my opinions, nor freedom in opposing men's inclinations when it is for the
interests of the republic to do so, nor industry in enduring labour, nor the grateful zeal of
my heart in promoting everything which may be advantageous to you.
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And this care, O Romans, shall be fixed in my mind for ever, in order that I
may appear, not only to you, who hold in my heart the power and divine character of the
immortal gods, but also to your posterity and to all nations, to be entirely worthy of that
state which, by the unanimous suffrages of its citizens, decided that it could not maintain
its own dignity, unless it recovered me.
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