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itisofaromehenceforthfreethatiamtowritethehistoryherciviladministration andtheconductofherwarsherannuallyelectedmagistratestheauthorityofherlaws supremeoverallhercitizensthetyrannyofthelastkingmadethislibertyallthemore welcomeforsuchhadbeentheruleoftheformerkingsthattheymightnotundeservedly becountedasfoundersofpartsatalleventsofthecityfortheadditionstheymadewere requiredasabodesfortheincreasedpopulationwhichtheythemselveshadaugmented thereisnoquestionthatthebrutuswhowonsuchglorythroughtheexpulsionofsuperb uswouldhaveinflictedthegravestinjuryonthestatehadhewrestedthesovereignty fromanyoftheformerkingsthroughdesireofalibertyforwhichthepeoplewerenotrip ewhatwouldhavebeentheresultifthathordeofshepherdsandimmigrantsfugitives fromtheirowncitieswhohadsecuredlibertyoratalleventsimpunityintheshelterof aninviolablesanctuary1ifisaytheyhadbeenfreedfromtherestrainingpowerofkings andagitatedbytribunicianstormshadbeguntofomentquarrelswiththepatriciansina citywheretheywerealiensbeforesufficienttimehadelapsedforeitherfamilytiesor agrowinglovefortheverysoiltoeffectaunionofheartstheinfantstatewouldhavebeen torntopiecesbyinternaldissension |
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