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No, not an oath. If not the face of men,125The sufferance of our souls, the time’s abuse—If these be motives weak, break off betimes,And every man hence to his idle bed.So let high-sighted tyranny range onTill each man drop by lottery. But if these—130As I am sure they do—bear fire enoughTo kindle cowards and to steel with valorThe melting spirits of women, then, countrymen,W hat need we any spur but our own causeTo prick us to redress? What other bond135Than secret Romans that have spoke the wordAnd will not palter? And what other oathThan honesty to honesty engaged,That this shall be, or we will fall for it?Swear priests and cowards and men cautelous,140Old feeble carrions and such suffering soulsThat welcome wrongs. Unto bad causes swearSuch creatures as men doubt. But do not stainThe even virtue of our enterprise,Nor th' insuppressive mettle of our spirits,145To think that or our cause or our performanceDid need an oath, when every drop of bloodThat every Roman bears—and nobly bears—Is guilty of a several bastardyIf he do break the smallest particle150Of any promise that hath passed from him.

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No, not an oath. If not the face of men,125The sufferance of our souls, the time’s abuse—If these be motives weak, break off betimes,And every man hence to his idle bed.So let high-sighted tyranny range onTill each man drop by lottery. But if these—130As I am sure they do—bear fire enoughTo kindle cowards and to steel with valorThe melting spirits of women, then, countrymen,W hat need we any spur but our own causeTo prick us to redress? What other bond135Than secret Romans that have spoke the wordAnd will not palter? And what other oathThan honesty to honesty engaged,That this shall be, or we will fall for it?Swear priests and cowards and men cautelous,140Old feeble carrions and such suffering soulsThat welcome wrongs. Unto bad causes swearSuch creatures as men doubt. But do not stainThe even virtue of our enterprise,Nor th' insuppressive mettle of our spirits,145To think that or our cause or our performanceDid need an oath, when every drop of bloodThat every Roman bears—and nobly bears—Is guilty of a several bastardyIf he do break the smallest particle150Of any promise that hath passed from him.

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This passage is written in English, specifically in the style of Shakespearean English. It is a monologue from one of Shakespeare's plays, likely spoken by a character trying to rally others to a cause. The speaker is arguing that they don't need an oath to bind them to their cause, because their cause is just and their intentions are pure. They believe that every Roman, if they break even the smallest promise, is guilty of a kind of betrayal. They call on their fellow Romans to be true to their word and to their cause, without the need for an oath.

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