When judging a case, the noise of the crowds must be put aside. From every walk of life—whether priests,…
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When judging a case, the noise of the crowds must be put aside.From every walk of life—whether priests, administrators, or governors—we should choose wisdom, rather than mere titles, for the examination of such questions.We should honor the few whom reason, learning, and independence raise above the rest.
I promised to conduct this case against you, one man for everyone.
It brings you greater glory before God to defend abandoned truth.
In causa iudicandi, amoto strepitu turbarum, de omni ordine conversationis hominum, sive sacerdotum, sive administrantium, sive praefectorum, ad discussionem talium rerum non sola nomina, sed eligendam esse prudentiam, et honorandam esse paucitatem, quam ratio, eruditio, libertasque sublimat
ut me istam causam contra vos, unum pro omnibus agere pollicerer
maioris tibi esse apud Deum gloriae, destitutam veritatem tueri