primum vos docuit meis consiliis rem publicam esse servatam causamque meam cum communi salute coniunxit hortatusque est, ut auctoritatem senatus, statum civitatis, fortunas civis bene meriti defenderetis:
first, he demonstrated to you that it had been by my measures that the republic had been preserved, showed that my cause stood or fell with the welfare of all, and urged you to uphold the authority of the senate, the constitution of the commonwealth, and the fortunes of a meritorious citizen;
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