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Such action was
taken by Hortensius, the Luculli, Sulpicius, Cicero,
Caesar and many others, among them both the Catos,
of whom one was actually called the Wise,1 while if
the other is not regarded as wise, I do not know of
any that can claim the title after him. On the other
hand, this same orator of ours will not defend all and
sundry: that haven of safety which his eloquence
provides will never be opened to pirates as it is to
others, and he will be led to undertake cases mainly
by consideration of their nature.
1 i.e. Cato the Elder.
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