pansypoo's personal rant page.

i have gone back into my rome oration book. and found some more from Caius Memmius(they apparently were dealing with a traitor too!-ahh, the synchronisity of procrastination)

i will be taking this book with me on my weekenderish with the giant iowan potter, so i will see how far i get with rome. must put these on ebay!

back to Memmius-
'I would advise you to inflict punishment on hose who have SACRIFICED THE INTERESTS OF THEIR COUNTRY TO THE ENEMY;not, indeed, by the arms or any violence(which would be more unbecoming, however,for you to inflict than for them to suffer), but by prosecutions, and by the evidence of jugortha himself, who, if he has really surrendered, will doubtlesslessly obey your summons: whereas, if he shows CONTEMPT FOR IT, you will at once judge(gaggle seems to have) what sort of a peace or surrender it is,from which springs impunity to Jugurtha for his crimes, immense wealth to a few men in power, and loss and infamy to the republic.