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And as this is the case, I shall consider that I have said enough at present
about Caesar.
Nor do I think that we ought to pass over Lucius Egnatuleius, a most gallant and
wise and firm citizen, and one thoroughly attached to the republic, in silence;
but that we ought to give him our testimony to his admirable virtue, because it
was he who led the fourth legion to Caesar, to be a protection to the consuls,
and senate, and people of Rome, and
the republic. And for these acts I give my vote:
“That it be made lawful for Lucius Egnatuleius to stand for, and be
elected to, and discharge the duties of any magistracy, three years before the
legitimate time.”
And by this motion, O conscript fathers, Lucius Egnatuleius does not get so much
actual advantage as honor. For in a case like this it is quite sufficient to be
honorably mentioned.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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