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I see you, O Romans, moved either by the impudence of the law or of the speech, as indeed
you must be from the nature of the case; by the impudence of the law, which gives a better
title to estates possessed by virtue of Sulla's donation than to hereditary property; by the
impudence of the speech which, in such a cause is that, dares to accuse any one, and yet
vehemently, too vehemently, to defend the principles of Sulla. But if the law only ratified
all the allotments which had been given by Sulla, I should not say a word, provided he would
confess himself to be a partisan of Sulla's. But he does not only protect their existing
interests, but he even adds to their present possessions some sort of gift. And he, who
accuses me, saying that the possessions resting on Sulla's title are defended by me, not only
con firms them him sell, but even institutes fresh allotments, and rises up among us a new
Sulla.
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