I myself, however, when a young man, was at first led by inclination, like most others, to engage in political affairs; but in that pursuit many circumstances were unfavorable to me; for, instead of modesty, temperance, and integrity, there prevailed shamelessness, corruption, and rapacity.


Bellum Catilinae (c. 44 BC)


I myself, however, when a young man, was at first led by inclination, like most others, to engage in political affairs; but in that pursuit many...

I myself, however, when a young man, was at first led by inclination, like most others, to engage in political affairs; but in that pursuit many...

I myself, however, when a young man, was at first led by inclination, like most others, to engage in political affairs; but in that pursuit many...

I myself, however, when a young man, was at first led by inclination, like most others, to engage in political affairs; but in that pursuit many...