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Those who commit private theft pass their lives in confinement and fetters; plunderers of the public, in gold and purple.

Cato the Elder

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Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC – 149 BC), Roman statesman, often called "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).

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Pen Names: Censorius

Alternative Names: Marcus Porcius Cato • Marcus Porcius Cato Maior • Marcus Porcius Cato Major • Marcus Porcius Catus • Marcus Porcius Cato Sapiens • Cato Censor • Cato Sapiens • Cato Major • Marcus Portius Cato

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Those who commit private theft pass their lives in confinement and fetters; plunderers of the public, in gold and purple. - Cato the Elder

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