But if it shall be required of anyone to conduct more frequent prosecutions, let him do it as a service to his country; for it is no disgrace to be often employed in the prosecution of her enemies.
In a treatise on moral duties, this passage advises on the civic responsibility of frequent prosecution when serving the state.
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