But if to the lenity of penal laws we add the right which the party accused had of withdrawing before judgment was pronounced, we shall find that the Romans followed the spirit which I have observed to be natural to a republic.
Izan ere, zigorren leunari akusatu batek epaiketaren aurretik erretiratzeko zuen eskubidea eransten bazaio, ondo ikusiko da erromatarrak nik errepublikari berez doakiola esan dudan izpiritu horri atxiki zitzaizkiola.