Thus even though they to whom property has been wrongfully awarded be more in number than they from whom it has been unjustly taken, they do not for that reason have more influence; for in such matters influence is measured not by numbers but by weight.
Cicero argues that in matters of justice and public influence, the moral weight and righteousness of a cause are more significant than the sheer number of its supporters.
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