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these_o thing_n against_o christ_n and_o yet_o against_o mar._n cato_n be_v accuse_v by_o his_o enemy_n in_o rome_n cato_n fifty_o several_a time_n before_o the_o senator_n they_o can_v not_o bring_v any_o one_o witness_n to_o prove_v any_o thing_n against_o cato_n aristophante_n in_o athens_n be_v accuse_v before_o the_o judge_n areopagita_n 95._o time_n he_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o aristophante_n shift_v out_o himself_o from_o the_o maliee_n of_o his_o enemy_n not_o able_a to_o bring_v one_o witness_n against_o he_o that_o both_o cato_n in_o rome_n and_o aristophante_n in_o athens_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n and_o yet_o the_o martyr_n stephen_n the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o want_v no_o witness_n but_o have_v all_o jerusalem_n to_o bear_v witness_n against_o they_o zaleveus_fw-la make_v many_o law_n but_o especial_o religious_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n imitate_v his_o master_n pythagoras_n who_o be_v a_o
severe_a be_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o law_n that_o he_o spare_v not_o moses_n himself_o and_o therefore_o zaleucus_n make_v a_o law_n among_o the_o man_n locreans_n to_o suppress_v the_o pride_n and_o insolency_n of_o great_a man_n who_o do_v more_o harm_n their_o country_n through_o pride_n and_o ambition_n than_o they_o do_v profit_v their_o country_n by_o just_a and_o true_a deal_n the_o like_a law_n against_o ambitious_a man_n be_v make_v in_o syracuse_n which_o secret_o seek_v through_o ambition_n to_o excel_v other_o in_o singularity_n both_o in_o wisdom_n and_o in_o wealth_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o banish_v for_o five_o year_n out_o of_o syracuse_n according_a to_o the_o law_n which_o be_v man_n make_v against_o ambition_n call_v petalismus_n lest_o their_o greatness_n through_o ambition_n shall_v do_v more_o harm_n to_o their_o country_n then_o good_a in_o rome_n for_o a_o time_n ambition_n be_v not_o know_v until_o the_o roman_n grow_v great_a out_o of_o italy_n than_o 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the_o senator_n and_o weapon_n in_o the_o market_n place_n by_o the_o tribune_n ansd_v the_o people_n to_o resist_v the_o same_o the_o law_n of_o cass._n longinus_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n be_v that_o every_o tribe_n by_o itself_o of_o the_o 35._o shall_v bring_v 3._o their_o several_a table_n where_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n be_v secret_o prick_v to_o avoid_v ambition_n and_o quarrel_n which_o law_n be_v call_v lex_fw-la tabellaria_fw-la an_o other_o law_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v to_o avoid_v ambition_n among_o the_o people_n that_o the_o senator_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v elect_v one_o consul_n and_o that_o consul_n so_o choose_v shall_v choose_v one_o of_o his_o own_o friend_n to_o be_v his_o fellow_n consul_n for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o both_o 3_o the_o consul_n at_o one_o time_n to_o have_v sergeant_n to_o bear_v mace_n before_o they_o but_o one_o after_o a_o other_o monthly_o neither_o may_v a_o consul_n be_v choose_v again_o 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against_o such_o ambitious_a man_n as_o will_v secret_o seek_v to_o grow_v into_o greatness_n to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o athens_n for_o ten_o year_n as_o themistocles_n alcibades_n demosthenes_n and_o other_o this_o law_n of_o ostracismus_n be_v ever_o ready_a in_o a_o then_n so_o long_o against_o the_o greatness_n of_o ambitious_a man_n that_o at_o length_n it_o grow_v against_o base_a man_n that_o will_v practice_v any_o sinister_a mean_n among_o the_o people_n for_o it_o be_v a_o practice_n among_o the_o athenian_a lest_o one_o shall_v grow_v great_a than_o a_o other_o to_o make_v this_o law_n ostracismus_n according_a to_o aristotle_n rule_n neminem_fw-la unum_fw-la 11._o magnum_fw-la facere_fw-la communis_fw-la custodia_fw-la principatas_fw-la the_o king_n of_o egypt_n that_o do_v not_o minister_v justice_n right_o nor_o observe_v the_o law_n just_o while_o they_o live_v may_v not_o be_v bury_v after_o they_o die_v 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