sed quid faciat unus, undique venenato vallatus interprete? quid, inquam, faciat, cui natura cum bonis, vita cum malis est? ad quorum consilia Phalaris cruentior Mida cupidior, Ancus iactantior Tarquinius superbior, Tiberius callidior Gaius periculosior, Claudius socordior Nero impurior, Galba avarior Otho audacior, Vitellius sumptuosior Domitianus truculentior redderetur.
But what can one man do, hemmed in on all sides by experts in poisoned misrepresentation? What, I repeat, can a man do when his nature sides with the good but his daily life is among the wicked'among men whose influence would make Phalaris more bloodthirsty, Midas more greedy, Ancus more boastful, Tarquin more overbearing, Tiberius more crafty, Gaius more dangerous, Claudius more stupid, Nero more vile, Galba more grasping, Otho more reckless, Vitellius more extravagant, Domitian more ferocious?
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