You see what the case is; now consider what you ought to do. It seems to me that I ought to
 speak in the first place of the sort of war that exists; in the second place, of its importance;
 and lastly, of the selection of a general. The kind of war is such as ought above all others to
 excite and inflame your minds to a determination to persevere in it. It is a war in which the
 glory of the Roman people is at stake; that glory which has been handed down to you from your
 ancestors, great indeed in everything, but most especially in military affairs. The safety of
 our friends and allies is at stake, in behalf of which your ancestors have waged many most
 important wars. The most certain and the largest revenues of the Roman people are at stake; and
 if they be lost, you will be at a loss for the luxuries of peace, and the sinews of war. The
 property of many citizens is at stake, which you ought greatly to regard, both for your own
 sake, and for that of the republic