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quid? illa quae forsitan ne sentiamus1 quidem, iudices,
quanta sunt! quod multis locupletioribus civibus utimur,
quod habent propinquam fidelem fructuosamque provinciam,
quo facile excurrant, ubi libenter negotium gerant;
quos illa partim mercibus suppeditandis cum quaestu
compendioque dimittit, partim retinet, ut arare, ut pascere,
ut negotiari libeat, ut denique sedes ac domicilium conlocare;
quod commodum non mediocre rei publicae2 est,
tantum civium3 numerum tam prope a4 domo tam bonis
fructuosisque rebus detineri5.
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