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After he understood that he might
give up the aedileship, and still be appointed praetor by Lucius Piso the
consul, provided he had any competitor whose name began with the same1 letter as his own, he stowed away what he had
prepared for his aedileship in two places, partly in his strong-box, and
partly in his gardens. He gave the statue which he had taken from the
prostitute's tomb to that fellow, because it was much more suited to such
people as he is than to Public Liberty. Can any one dare to profane this
goddess, the statue of a harlot, the ornament of a tomb, carried off by a
thief; and consecrated by a sacrilegious infidel? Is it she who is to drive
me from my house? Is she the avenger of this afflicted city? Is she to be
adorned with the spoils of the republic? Is she to be a part of that
monument which has been erected so as to be a token of the oppression of the
senate, and to keep alive for ever the recollection of this man's infamy?
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1 In voting at the election of magistrates, the ballot tickets given to the voters were only marked with the initial of each candidate's name.
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