I have spoken now to the extent of the time allowed me by the tribune of the people. I beg and entreat of you to think this defence which I have made faithful as far as the danger of my friend is concerned, and as far as the safety of the republic is at stake, suited to the dignity, and to the duty of the consul.
Pro C. Rabirio Perduellionis Reo Ad Quirites. M. Tullius Cicero. Charles Duke Yonge (Translator). London. 1856.
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