Edward J. Watts
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“Rome shows that the basic, most important function of a republic is to create a political space that is governed by laws, fosters compromise, shares governing responsibility among a group of representatives, and rewards good stewardship.”
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
“And, by making such charges the centerpiece of his consular campaign, Marius undercut public faith in the legitimacy of the elites who had been running the Republic for much of the past generation. Marius could then position himself as the only person who could save the Republic from this moral and institutional rot.”
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
“The republican system no longer constrained the individual.”
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
― Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
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