Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.

Gladiator

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Topic

Duty

Speaker

Cicero

Actor

Tommy Flanagan

Source

Gladiator

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

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Topic
Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War
Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Political speech
Language
Latin
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

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Topic
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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