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On Tacitus and the tyranny of monarchy and democracy

| November 22, 2014 | 0 Comments
On Tacitus and the tyranny of monarchy and democracy

  By Ellis Washington The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all [e.g., democracy]. ~Tacitus Prologue: Biography Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. AD 56 – after 117) was […]

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