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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 196

Passage 196 of 334

Canonical reference 196

Latin

perseus-cicero-brutus-lat

quam captiosum esse populo, quod scriptum esset neglegi et opinione quaeri voluntates et interpretatione disertorum scripta simplicium hominum pervertere?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

How ensnaring it was for the people, he said, to disregard what had been written, to seek intentions through conjecture, and to let the interpretation of eloquent men distort the writings of simple people!

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Avec quelle force ne montra-t-il pas au peuple combien il était captieux de négliger l’écrit, de rechercher les volontés par conjecture et de laisser l’interprétation des hommes éloquents dénaturer les écrits des gens simples?

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