Mil. 38.1Vtinam dī immortālēs fēcissent—pāce tuā, patria, dīxerim: metuō enim nē scelerātē dīcam in tē quod prō Milōne dīcam piē— utinam P. Clōdius nōn modo vīveret sed etiam praetor, cōnsul, dictātor esset potius quam hoc spectāculum vidērem!Would that the immortal gods had granted — forgive me, my country, for saying it: for I fear that what I say loyally for Milo I may say wickedly against you — would that Publius Clodius were not only alive but even praetor, consul, dictator, rather than that I should see this spectacle! Mil. 38.104Ō dī immortālēs!O immortal gods! Mil. 38.104fortem et ā vōbīs, iūdicēs, cōnservandum virum!a brave man, and one who deserves to be saved by you, judges! Mil. 38.104"Minimē, minimē";'Not at all, not at all'; Mil. 38.104inquit "immō vērō poenās ille dēbitās luerit: nōs subeāmus, sī ita necesse est, nōn dēbitās."he says, 'rather, he has paid the penalty he owed: let us undergo, if it must be so, one we do not owe.' Mil. 38.104Hicine vir patriae nātus usquam nisi in patriā moriētur, aut, sī forte, prō patriā?Shall this man, born for his country, die anywhere but in his country, or, if it so happens, for his country?
Mil. 38.104huius vōs animī monumenta retinēbitis, corporis in Ītaliā nūllum sepulcrum esse patiēminī?will you keep the memorials of his spirit, and allow no tomb for his body in Italy? Mil. 38.104hunc suā quisquam sententiā ex hāc urbe expellet quem omnēs urbēs expulsum ā vōbīs ad sē vocābunt?will anyone by his vote expel from this city a man whom all cities will invite to themselves once he is expelled by you? Mil. 38.105Ō terram illam beātam quae hunc virum excēperit, hanc ingrātam sī ēiēcerit, miseram sī āmīserit!O happy that land which receives this man; ungrateful this one if it casts him out, wretched if it loses him! Mil. 38.105Sed fīnis sit;But let there be an end; Mil. 38.105neque enim prae lacrimīs iam loquī possumus, et hic sē lacrimīs dēfendī vetat.for I can no longer speak for tears, and he forbids himself to be defended with tears. Mil. 38.105Vōs ōrō obtestorque, iūdicēs, ut in sententiīs ferendīs, quod sentiētis, id audeātis.I beg and implore you, judges, in casting your votes, to dare to vote what you feel. Mil. 38.105Vestram virtūtem, iūstitiam, fidem, mihi crēdite, is maximē comprobābit quī in iūdicibus legendīs optimum et sapientissimum et fortissimum quemque dēlēgit.Your courage, justice and good faith, believe me, will be most approved by the man who, in choosing the judges, chose all the best, the wisest and the bravest.