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Sections

1.1 – 1.2 1.3 – 1.5 2.1 – 2.3 2.4 – 2.6 3.1 – 3.2 3.3 – 3.5 3.6 – 4.1 4.2 – 5.1 5.2 – 5.3 6.1 – 6.3 6.4 – 7.3 8.1 – 8.1 8.2 – 9.1 9.2 – 9.3 9.4 – 10.1 10.2 – 11.2 11.3 – 12.1 12.2 – 12.5 13.1 – 13.2 13.3 – 14.2 14.3 – 15.1 15.2 – 15.4 16.1 – 16.2 16.3 – 16.5 16.6 – 17.2 17.3 – 17.5 18.1 – 18.2 18.3 – 18.5 19.1 – 19.2 19.3 – 19.5 20.1 – 20.2 20.3 – 21.1 21.2 – 21.3 21.4 – 21.6 22.1 – 22.4 22.5 – 23.2 23.3 – 24.1 24.2 – 25.1 25.2 – 25.3 25.4 – 25.5 26.1 – 26.2 26.3 – 27.1 27.2 – 27.5 27.6 – 28.3 28.3 – 28.5 29.1 – 29.2 29.3 – 30.1 30.2 – 30.4 30.5 – 31.1 31.2 – 31.4 31.5 – 32.2 32.3 – 32.4 32.5 – 33.1 33.2 – 33.4 34.1 – 34.3 34.4 – 35.2 35.3 – 35.5 36.1 – 36.3 37.1 – 37.2 37.3 – 37.4 37.5 – 38.2 38.3 – 39.2 39.3 – 40.1 40.2 – 41.1 41.2 – 41.4 41.5 – 42.2 42.3 – 42.5 43.1 – 43.3 43.4 – 43.6 44.1 – 44.3 44.4 – 44.6 44.7 – 44.8 45.1 – 45.3 45.4 – 46.2 46.3 – 46.5 47.1 – 47.2 47.3 – 48.2 48.3 – 48.4 48.5 – 49.1 49.2 – 49.4 50.1 – 50.3 51.1 – 51.3 51.4 – 52.1 52.2 – 52.3 52.4 – 52.5 53.1 – 53.3 53.3 – 54.2 54.3 – 54.5 54.6 – 55.2 55.2 – 56.1 56.2 – 56.3 56.4 – 57.1 57.2 – 58.1 58.2 – 58.4 58.5 – 58.7 59.1 – 59.2 59.3 – 59.5 59.6 – 60.1 60.2 – 61.1 61.2 – 61.4 62.1 – 62.4 63.1 – 63.4 63.5 – 64.2 64.2 – 64.4 64.5 – 65.2 65.3 – 65.4 65.5 – 66.2 66.3 – 66.4 67.1 – 67.2 68.1 – 68.3 68.4 – 69.1 69.2 – 70.2 70.3 – 70.5 70.6 – 71.2 72.1 – 73.1 73.2 – 73.4

İngilizce Yunanca

32.3 Accordingly, not only was the law for the distribution of lands passed, but also a clause was added requiring the whole senate to swear solemnly that it would uphold the law, and give its aid in case any one should act contrary to it, and heavy penalties were pronounced against such as would not take the oath.Cf. the Caesar, xiv. 2 f. All took the oath, therefore, under compulsion, bearing in mind the fate of Metellus of old, whom the people suffered to be banished from Italy because he would not swear to a similar law.In 100 B.C. Cf. the Marius, xxix.

32.4 For this reason, also, did the women of Cato’s family earnestly and with tears beseech him to yield and take the oath, earnestly, too, did his friends and intimates. But the one who was most successful in persuading and inducing him to take the oath was Cicero the orator, who advised and showed him that it was possibly even a wrong thing to think himself alone in duty bound to disobey the general will; and that his desperate conduct, where it was impossible to make any change in what had been done, was altogether senseless and mad;