the comparison of tiberius and caius gracchus-第2章

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　　Those；　therefore；　who　incline　to　blame　their　characters　may　observe；
that　the　two　Grecians　were　disturbers　even　from　their　youth；　lovers　of
contest；　and　aspirants　to　despotic　power；　that　Tiberius　and　Caius　by
nature　had　an　excessive　desire　after　glory　and　honours。　Beyond　this；
their　enemies　could　find　nothing　to　bring　against　them；　but　as　soon　as
the　contention　began　with　their　adversaries；　their　heat　and　passions
would　so　far　prevail　beyond　their　natural　temper；　that　by　them；　as
by　ill　winds；　they　were　driven　afterwards　to　all　their　rash
undertakings。　What　could　be　more　just　and　honourable　than　their
first　design；　had　not　the　power　and　the　faction　of　the　rich；　by
endeavouring　to　abrogate　that　law；　engaged　them　both　in　those　fatal
quarrels；　the　one；　for　his　own　preservation；　the　other；　to　revenge　his
brother's　death；　who　was　murdered　without　any　law　or　justice？
　　From　the　account；　therefore；　which　has　been　given；　you　yourself
may　perceive　the　difference；　which　if　it　were　to　be　pronounced　of
every　one　singly；　I　should　affirm　Tiberius　to　have　excelled　them　all
in　virtue；　that　young　Agis　had　been　guilty　of　the　fewest　misdeeds；　and
that　in　action　and　boldness　Caius　came　far　short　of　Cleomenes。




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