He was endued with all those bold and popular virtues which would have given him the first place in the times of the free Republic; and he joined to them all that reserve and moderation which enabled him to fill great offices with safety, and made him a good subject under a jealous despotism.
Burke admires Agricola's virtues, suggesting that his qualities would have made him a prominent figure in a free Republic.
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