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"Men must be governed by God or they will be rules by tyrans" Ah... O tempora, o mores...
by Iv 8y ago
"Men must be governed by God or they will be rules by tyrans"
Ah... O tempora, o mores...
- jhanschoo 8y agoHeh, Cicero wouldn't have said that himself; he was a republican and would advocate for the rule and freedom of the patricians and senators, rather than mob rule or kingly rule. Theocratic rulership was definitely out of the question.