Atque ut agnoscas veram illam reverentiam per has umbratiles dignitates non posse contingere,  si qua multiplici consulatu functus in barbaras nationes forte devenerit, venerandumne barbaris honor faciet?
Now that you may recognize that that true respect cannot be derived from these shadowy dignities, suppose a man who has been consul many times should happen to visit some barbarian nations outside the Roman world, will his high rank make him respected by the barbarians?
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