That sense – the only true patriotism – comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love for the soil. Premature ‘liberty’ of this kind would have been a disaster: we should have been torn to pieces by petty squabbles before we had ever reached political maturity, which, as things were, as… — Livy Copy Share
“True moderation in the defence of political liberties is indeed a difficult thing: pretending to want fair shares for all, every man… — Livy Copy Share Image
“The political reputation of Servius rests upon his organization of society according to a fixed scale of rank and fortune. He originated… — Livy Copy Share Image
“Servius Sulpicius and M. Tullius were consuls the next year: nothing worth mentioning happened.” — Livy Copy Share
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal. — Livy Copy Share
“In ancient Greece more than one royal house was guilty of crime which became the stuff of tragedy: now Rome was to follow the same path - but not in vain; for that very guilt was to hasten the coming of liberty and the hatred of kings, and to ensure that the throne it won should never again be occupied.” — Livy Copy Share
“It is your duty,' he said, 'to recover your country not by gold but by the sword. You will be fighting with all you love before your eyes: the temples of the gods, your wives and children, the soil of your native land scarred with the ravages of war, and everything which honor and truth call upon you to defend,… — Livy Copy Share
“There is never any lack at Athens of tongues ready and willing to stir up the passions of the common people; this kind of oratory is nurtured by the applause of the mob in all free communities; but this is especially true of Athens, where eloquence has the greatest influence.” — Livy Copy Share
“[Rhodian delegation:] Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time.” — Livy Copy Share
