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THE SIXTH ORATION OF M. T. CICERO AGAINST MARCUS ANTONIUS. CALLED ALSO THE SIXTH PHILIPPIC. ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE.
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Will you furnish a wicked and
desperate citizen with an army of Gauls and Germans, with money, and infantry,
and cavalry, and all sorts of resources? All these excuses are no excuse at
all:—“He is a friend of mine.” Let him first be a
friend of his country:—“ He is a relation of
mine.” Can any relationship be nearer than that of one's country, in
which even one's parents are comprised? “He has given me
money:”—I should like to see the man who will dare to say
that. But when I have explained what is the real object aimed at, it will be
easy for you to decide which opinion you ought to agree with and adopt.
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