consecuta sit, i.e. by the death of Clodius. prosit, hortatory subjunctive. potuerit: for tense, see ยง 485, c (287, c) ; B. 268, 6 G. 513; H. 550 (495, vi); H.-B. 481. quin servaret, without saving; cf. quin judicetis, without judging (1.26, below). ratio doctis, etc.: observe the exquisite skill with which Cicero here enunciates and applies the universal law of self-defence.
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