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Cicero: Let this then be settled as the first and absolute essential--that we have the devotion of friends, affectionate and…

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Let this then be settled as the first and absolute essential--that we have the devotion of friends, affectionate and loving, who value our worth.
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Cicero

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Establishing a fundamental principle, Cicero declares that securing the devotion of affectionate and valuing friends is an absolute essential.

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