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The resources of the Senate are drained by these conflicts.
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We have not the men nor the coin to procure them.
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There is one among us who could fund endeavor from his own purse.
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And never feel sting of its cost.
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I had hoped to avoid involving the man.
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We would not be beholden to him any more than you, Metellus.
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Produce alternative, and we shall seize upon it.
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Very well.
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I shall return to Rome and entreat Crassus
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to aid in crushing Spartacus and his rebellion.
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And in the act, attempt to redress grievous injury
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inflicted upon the honor of the Republic.