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Cicero

On the Republic Passage 2

Passage 72 of 251

Canonical reference 1fr.2

Latin

perseus-cicero-de_republica-lat

Non. p. 426M Sic, quoniam plura beneficia continet patria et est antiquior parens quam is, qui creavit, maior ei profecto quam parenti debetur gratia.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Nonius, p. 426M: “Thus, since the country contains more benefits and is an older parent than the person who begot us, a greater debt of gratitude is surely owed to it than to a parent.”

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Nonius, p. 426M: «Ainsi, puisque la patrie contient plus de bienfaits et qu’elle est un parent plus ancien que celui qui nous a engendrés, nous lui devons assurément plus de reconnaissance qu’à notre père.»

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