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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Sign of Approbation
Caesar, Gallic War 7.21 (tr. James O'Donnell):
The whole crowd shouts out and clatters arms in the way they do for someone whose speech they approve.
conclamat omnis multitudo et suo more armis concrepat, quod facere in eo consuerunt cuius orationem approbant.