Sed ut comitiorum maximum crimen referam, M. Porcius Cato, plus moribus suis praeturae decoris adiecturus quam praetexto eius splendoris ipse laturus, consequi illam a populo aliquando non potuit.
But to relate the worst blot on the elections, M. Porcius Cato, who by his character would have conferred more distinction on the Praetorship than he would himself have gained splendour by its glory, at one time failed to obtain it from the people.
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