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"I do not, however, wish to encourage you, O Romans, to be better satisfied at finding your fellow-citizens guilty than innocent, but merely to warn you not to bring ruin on the good, by suffering the bad to escape. It is far better, in any government, to be unmindful of a service than of an injury ; for a good man, if neglected, only becomes less active; but a bad man, more daring. Besides, if the crimes of the wicked are suppressed,If the crimes of the wicked are suppressed, etc.] Si injuriœ non sint haud sœpe auxilii egeas. "Some foolishly interpret auxilium as signifying auxilium tribunicium, the aid of the tribunes; but it is evident to me that Sallust means aid against the injuries of bad men, i.e. revenge or punishment."Kritzius. "If injuries are repressed, or prevented, there will be less need for the help of good men, and it will be of less consequence if they become inactive."Dietsch. the state will seldom need extraordinary support from the virtuous."