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But he, miserable man, even wishes to be convicted by
you; and to have his property sold, so that every one may be repaid his
principal. He has no concern about anything except his own good faith. Nor
will you, if you should, in his case, think fit to forget your habitual
humanity, be able to take from him anything beyond his property.
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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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