15 books
—
7 voters
Monarchism
“
It was inevitable under a monarchy, however benevolent the monarch. The old virtues disappear. Independence and frankness are at a discount. Complacent anticipation of the monarch's wishes is then the greatest of all virtues. One must either be a good monarch like yourself, or a good courtier like myself—either an Emperor or an idiot.
...more
”
― Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
― Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
“
On occasions of this sort it was, I must admit, very pleasurable to be a monarch: to be able to get important things done by smothering stupid opposition with a single authoritative word.
”
― Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
― Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina
