Super omnia tamen praedicandum videtur, quod pateris consules esse quos fecisti; quippe nullum periculum, nullus ex principe metus consulares animos debilitat et frangit, nihil invitis audiendum, nihil coactis decernendum erit.
There is still something which demands praise beyond all else: the fact that when you have made consuls you allow them to act without interference, by which I mean that there are no fears nor perils as regards the Emperor to weaken and destroy their spirit; the consuls will not have to listen to anything against their will nor have decisions forced on them.
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