An ego non venirem contra alienum pro familiari et necessario, non venirem contra gratiam non virtutis spe, sed aetatis flore collectam, non venirem contra iniuriam quam iste intercessoris iniquissimi beneficio obtinuit, non iure praetorio?
Can it be that I was not to appear against a stranger on behalf of a friend and connection, in opposition to influence gathered not by the promise of manly excellence but by youthful good looks; was I not to appear in opposition to an unfair advantage which that opponent had gained thanks to a grossly biased veto, not by due process of law in the praetors court.
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