Section 50 Sarah, Ryan, Chris, Cory, and Jordan

Now I will overlook you injustices, Clodia, I overlook your painful memories of me; I disregard any remarks you have savagely made against my family in my absence; I said these things so that these words would not be against you. But I ask you of yourself, seeing that the prosecutors say this accusation is from you, and that they have you yourself as a witness of the very same. If any mulier should be of this manner, the sort I assigned a little before, dissimilar from you, in the whorish life and institution, then at this time it would seem that the young man had something of reason, no? Something very base to you or that he was very disgraceful. If you are not she, just as I am for evil, what is that which they put up against Caelius? If on the contrary, they prefer you to be so, then why should we fear such a charge, if you treat it with contempt? For this reason, give life and logic of the defense to us. For either your humility will defend nothing that has been said more insolent by Caelius or impudence will gives great resources to both him and that of others in order that he must be defended.