My task was an arduous one, but I found the people steadily yielding up their prejudices, and ready to lay hold of the truth when fairly and dispassionately presented, while the soldiers were among the first to accept my teachings.
Julian reflects on the gradual acceptance of his views on suffrage by the public, particularly among soldiers.
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He was the most conspicuous public rascal of his time, but was far from being alone in his odious notoriety.
Custom, and the faculty of adaptation, have a very reconciling influence upon communities as well as individuals.
The people took the work of politics into their own keeping, and the leaders became followers.
He was a man of undoubted bravery, and had made a most honorable record, both as a soldier and a civilian, upon ample trial in both capacities.
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