The ten years’ war in Italy not merely corrupted their integrity: it broke their spirit. […] Marcellus (49) and their cousin C. […] In fear for their lives, the Liberators barricaded themselves in their houses. […] The supreme art of politics is patent to rob adversaries of their adherents and soldiers, their programme and their catchwords. […] In public Cicero professed warm and eager admiration for their loyalty, their patriotism, their capacity.