Recently I was reunited with a chapbook I picked up several years ago called How to Run a Country. It's a distillation of some essays and letters by Marcus Cicero, put together by the eminent translator and scholar Philip Freeman. Cicero was a statesman in ancient Rome around 50 BC. His thinking heavily influenced the foundation of our country. Indeed, the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," is inspired by Cicero.
The Best Rule for Governing and Living...
The Best Rule for Governing and Living...
The Best Rule for Governing and Living...
Recently I was reunited with a chapbook I picked up several years ago called How to Run a Country. It's a distillation of some essays and letters by Marcus Cicero, put together by the eminent translator and scholar Philip Freeman. Cicero was a statesman in ancient Rome around 50 BC. His thinking heavily influenced the foundation of our country. Indeed, the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," is inspired by Cicero.