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Which, then, was more just, which was more
advantageous for the republic, that Cnaeus Pompeius, or that Antonius the
brother who bought all Pompeius's property, should live? And then what men of
praetorian rank were with us! the chief of whom was Marcus Cato, being indeed
the chief man of any nation in the world for virtue. Why need I speak of the
other most illustrious men? you know them all. I am more afraid lest you should
think me tedious for enumerating so many, than ungrateful for passing over any
one. And what men of aedilitian rank! and of tribunitian rank! and of
quaestorian rank! Why need I make a long story of it? so great was the dignity
of the senators of our party, so great too were their numbers, that those men
have need of some very valid excuse who did not join that camp. Now listen to
the rest of the letter.
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