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Cicero
106 – 43 BC · Roman Statesman, Orator, Philosopher
Marcus Tullius Cicero rose from outside Rome's aristocracy to become its greatest orator and defender of the Republic. He fought corruption, exposed conspiracies, and was ultimately murdered for refusing to stop speaking the truth.
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VIR-III-0005“I'm raising my kids with values I'm proud of.”VIR-II-0007“I finally followed through on a promise I'd been delaying for months.”APX-V-0003“I'm mentoring someone and watching them grow.”CTL-VIII-0008“A relationship ended and I keep replaying what I should have done.”CTL-VIII-0009“I chose not to engage with an argument that wasn't worth it.”DTH-XII-0004“I wrote my values down and I'm living by them.”VER-XV-0019“I watched a documentary about surveillance capitalism and now I see it everywhere.”CTL-IX-0025“She's interested, my marriage is dry, and no one would know.”APX-V-0033“I keep shielding someone from consequences they need to feel.”CTL-IX-0026“I cut my life down to what matters and it finally feels right.”DTH-XI-0024“I finally forgave myself for something I carried for years.”VIR-III-0026“They overpaid me by a lot and I sent it back without a word.”
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