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It is an imitation of the Roman governor, a lieutenant of Cæsar, who, after an agreement by the people of Gaul to pay a certain subsidy monthly, arbitrarily changed the number of months to fourteen.
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Sumner compares the proposed changes in bond agreements to historical injustices by Roman governors.
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