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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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I myself, indeed, am a man who have at all times despised that applause which is
bestowed by the vulgar crowd, but at the same time, when it is bestowed by those
of the highest, and of the middle, and of the lowest rank, and, in short, by all
ranks together, and when those men who were previously accustomed to aim at
nothing but the favour of the people keep aloof, I then think that, not mere
applause, but a deliberate verdict. If this appears to you unimportant, which is
in reality most significant, do you also despise the fact of which you have had
experience,—namely, that the life of Aulus Hirtius is so dear to the
Roman people? For it was sufficient for him to be esteemed by the Roman people
as he is; to be popular among his friends, in which respect he surpasses
everybody; to be beloved by his own kinsmen, who love him beyond measure; but in
whose case before do we ever recollect such anxiety and such fear being
manifested? Certainly in no one's.
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