Ac ni C. Memmius tribunus plebis designatus, vir acer et infestus potentiae nobilitatis, populum Romanum edocuisset id agi ut per paucos factiosos Iugurthae scelus condonaretur, profecto omnis invidia prolatandis consultationibus dilapsa foret; tanta vis gratiae atque pecuniae regis erat.
And had not the plebeian tribune-elect Gaius Memmius, an energetic man hostile to the power of the nobles, informed the Roman people that a few intriguers were making it their aim to have Jugurtha pardoned for his crime, undoubtedly all indignation would have faded with the protracted deliberations: so powerful was the kings influence and money.
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