Assertion: cicero | /r/CapableOf | save the republic
Facets:
value: from corrupt usurpers like catiline
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: by breaking the law
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: When Cicero saved the republic by breaking the law, he had every reason to believe that he would never face prosecution for his deed.
text: A “new man” to Rome’s aristocratic politics, Cicero rose to prominence through his peerless rhetorical gifts, protecting the Republic from corrupt usurpers like Catiline, who tried to overthrow it.