cuius voci continuo Fabius obsecutus non ego inquit, fili, summum imperium tuum contempsi, sed experiri volui an scires consulem agere: nec ignoro quid patriae venerationi debeatur, verum publica instituta privata pietate potiora iudico.
Fabius obeyed the order at once with the words: My son, I did not flout your supreme authority, but I wished to take trial of whether you knew how to behave as a Consul. Neither am I unaware of the claims of respect due to a father, but I consider that public institutions take precedence over private duty.
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