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When he had gathered the information that he wanted, he called together everyone who suffered from extraordinary need or possessed unusual daring.
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21.The men who listened to Catiline were rich in troubles but had neither resources nor any good hope. Although they thought that the disruption of the status quo was a great reward in itself, still, after they had listened, they demanded that he lay out the terms of the war, what rewards their weapons would be seeking, what resources or hope they could have and where. Then Catiline promised clean slates, proscription of the wealthy, priesthoods, plunder, everything else that war and the caprice of victors can offer.

--- Sallust. The Catiline Conspiracy.

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