sin consuetudinem meam quam in re publica semper habui tenuero, id est si libere quae sentiam de re publica dixero, primum deprecor ne irascatur;
On the other hand, if I hold to my invariable practice in public life, that is, if I speak my mind freely on public affairs, in the first place I beg him not to be angry;
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