“The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes Titus …”

“The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes Titus or Marcus Aurelius; the people is often Nero, and never Marcus Aurelius.”

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Nero. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Nero. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nero

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