It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...