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If I remember correctly, and I believe I do, the debate isn't about who was a greater champion of liberty, Cicero or Caesar, it was who was a greater man, Cicero or Caesar. Your rationale for selecting Cicero was because you believe he was great champion of liberty.
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I also believe that people who support liberty are greater men then thoose who don't.
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Slavery is the most extreme violation of individual liberty, it's no wonder they desired not to be slaves. They had no rights. Their status was no better than that of animals, they couldn't own anything, they were completely at the mercy of their owners.
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I agree.
But if two people support slavery and one of them supports liberty for at least a segment of the population would it not be a logical thing to call the person who supports liberty for at least a segment of the populatuon a greater champion of liberty?
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Caesar was a very prolific writer and speaker, unfortunately, almost none of his political writings or speeches have survived to this date, with the exception of his commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars. Cicero had the good fortune of having his works survive to this date, something that is more happenstance than anything else.
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Note my last statement in my previous post.