 And, when that ruler is a Roman emperor, what an " idea " is this to be written down and meditated by him: — " The idea of a polity in which there is the same law for all, a polity administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech,...  Essays in Criticism - Page 289by Matthew Arnold - 1865 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Willis Botsford, Lillie M. Shaw Botsford - Rome - 1903 - 352 pages
...And from him I received the idea of a government in which there is equal law for all, a government administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech, and an idea of kingly government, which respects most of all the freedom of the governed. Our Relation... | |
 | Edward Payson Tenney - Progress - 1907 - 440 pages
...great to have been an emperor subject to the necessities of state-craft in that dark age — conceived of a polity in which there is "the same law for all,...respects most of all the freedom of the governed." quently proved notorious truce breakers when self-interest has seemed to demand it; and this is equally... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 466 pages
...and through him I learned to know Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato, Dion, Brutus ; and from him I received the idea of a polity in which there is the same law...rights and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kindly government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed ; I learned from him also... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1909 - 406 pages
...inevitably his. Still, however, it remains true that this sage, who made perfection his aim, and reason Jhis law, did Christianity an immense injustice and rested...equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly governmerit which respects most of all the freedom of the governed." And, for all men who " drive at... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey - Literature - 1909 - 276 pages
...justice; and through him I learned to know Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato, Dion, Brutus; and from him I received the idea of a polity in which there is the same law...respects most of all the freedom of the governed; I learned from him also consistency and undeviating steadiness in my regard for philosophy; and a disposition... | |
 | Plato - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1909 - 330 pages
...and through him I learned to know Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato. Dion, Brutus ; and from him I received the idea of a polity in which there is the same law...polity administered with regard to equal rights— -7 and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly~government which respects most of all the... | |
 | John Milton - Constitutional law - 1911 - 258 pages
...emperor, was at one with other philosophers of his age in eulogizing Marcus Brutus : ' From him I received the idea of a polity in which there is the same law...government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed.'6 He seems to have imbibed these views from the rhetoricians of the day, who taught their... | |
 | Madeline Dorothy Brock - Latin language - 1911 - 378 pages
...patronised." For the effect of patronage on literature, cf. Juv. vn. inc. 6 Tac. Agric. 3, cf. Med. 1. 14 : "A kingly government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed." republicanism and imperial flattery, suggests that it was not so oppressive as it has been represented.... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Fiction - 1913 - 376 pages
...is a Roman emperor, what an " idea " is this to be written down and meditated by 1 ii 1 1 1 : — " The idea of a polity in which there is the same law...respects most of all the freedom of the governed." 2 And, for all men who "drive at practice," what practical rules may not one accumulate out of these... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Criticism - 1914 - 502 pages
...neglect of duties required by our relation to those with whom we live, by alleging urgent occupation.' 20 And, when that ruler is a Roman emperor, what an '...governed.' And, for all men who ' drive at practice,' what practical rules may not one accumulate out of these Meditations : — ' The greatest part of what we... | |
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