On the record44 BC
I seem already to see the people estranged from the Senate, and the most important affairs at the mercy of the multitude.
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Cicero
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Editor's note · Context
Cicero expresses his apprehension about the growing estrangement between the Roman people and the Senate, fearing the consequences for governance.
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