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Cato · 1712
My voice is still for war. Gods! can a Roman senate long debate Which of the two to choose, slavery or death?
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker declares support for war and is incredulous that a Roman senate could spend long debating between slavery and death. The rhetorical question presents the choice as obvious and the delay as shameful, treating hesitation itself as a failure of courage.
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