What Did Cato Say About Carthage?

What Did Cato Say About Carthage? From then on, he began concluding his speeches in the Senate —on any topic whatsoever— with the cry, “Carthage must be destroyed” (Carthago delenda est). Other times, his phrase is fully quoted as “Moreover, I advise that Carthage must be destroyed” (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam). What did Cato