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I recollect that Lucius
Philippus has often stated these things positively in the senate. I see that is agreed upon
by all men, that he, who is at this present moment in possession of the kingdom, is neither
of the royal family nor of any royal disposition.
It is said, on the other hand, that there is no will; that the Roman people ought not to
seem to covet every kingdom under the sun; that our citizens will emigrate to those regions,
on account of the fertility of the soil and the abundance of everything which exists there.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1856.
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