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Truth and ceremony are two things.

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
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Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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