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I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people.

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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!

Ah, never to have married, and childless to have died!

To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.

Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!

Whatever is done well enough is done quickly enough.

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