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And now I perceived innovations were already begun, and that
there were a great many very much elevated in hopes of a revolt
from the Romans. I therefore endeavored to put a stop to these
tumultuous persons, and persuaded them to change their minds; and
laid before their eyes against whom it was that they were going
to fight, and told them that they were inferior to the Romans not
only in martial skill, but also in good fortune; and desired them
not rashly, and after the most foolish manner, to bring on the
dangers of the most terrible mischiefs upon their country, upon
their families, and upon themselves. And this I said with
vehement exhortation, because I foresaw that the end of such a
war would be most unfortunate to us. But I could not persuade
them; for the madness of desperate men was quite too hard for me.
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