Atqui tum ea petebat quae videbantur improba omnino sed tamen aliquo modo posse concedi; nondum erat vestris tam gravibus tamque multis iudiciis ignominiisque concisus: nunc ea petit quae dare nullo modo possumus, nisi prius volumus bello nos victos confiteri.
All the same, his requests at that time appeared wicked to be sure, but in some way within the limits of possible concession. He had not yet been mauled by so many condemnatory judgments and black marks at your hands. Now he is asking what we cannot possibly grant, unless we first choose to acknowledge ourselves defeated in the war.
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