 | Sallust - 1807 - 478 σελίδες
...the criminal treated with severity ? his crimes are forgotten, and his sufferings become the general topic. What has been proposed to you by Decius Silanus,...me, I will not say cruel, (for in the case of such malefactors, what can be cruel ?) but I am free to declare, that it is contrary to the laws established... | |
 | Sallust - 1807 - 474 σελίδες
...the criminal treated with severity ? his crimes are forgotten, and his sufferings become the general topic. What has been proposed to you by Decius Silanus,...But what he has proposed, appears to me, I will not suy cruel, (for in the case of such malefactors, what can be cruel:) but I am free to declare, that... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1894 - 464 σελίδες
...the criminal treated with severity? his crimes are forgotten, and his sufferings become the general topic. What has been proposed to you by Decius Silanus,...; I know the character of the man ; integrity and honor are the principles that direct his conduct. Neither partiality, nor private resentment, can govern... | |
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... are in no proportion to the guilt of the conspirators. But let it be remembered, that in all cases of punishment, it is the catastrophe that makes the deepest impression on the minds of the people. Is the criminal treated with severity ? his crimes... 