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He respected Cicero, and -- by his own metric -- didn't see Cicero as someone who had to die in order secure the stability of Rome. It was Marcus Antonius who absolutely wanted him dead, and the set-up was that no Triumvir could veto the proscriptions of either of the others. That's what allowed...

One let his enemies live and got stabbed to death. The other killed everyone who could pose a threat, and established an imperial government that lasted for centuries. For my part, I don't think Augustus regretted the proscriptions. He knew what he was doing. He could bring peace precisely...