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Read the excerpt from Act III, Scene ii of Julius Caesar. Then answer the question that follows.

BRUTUS:
If there be any in
this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say
that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then
that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this
is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more.

Which of the following universal themes is most present in these lines from the play?