On the record44 BC
Thus, among the many admirable ideas of our ancestors was the high respect they always accorded to the study and interpretation of the excellent body of our civil law.
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Cicero
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In his philosophical work on duties, Cicero praises the Roman tradition of revering the study and interpretation of civil law.
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