Quotes About Publius

Let us remember that the authors of the Federalist Papers were still under a compulsion to prove that it is possible for a large society to be republican or free. Let us also remember that the authors of the Federalist Papers signed themselves "Publius": republicanism points back to classical antiquity and therefore also to classical political philosophy.

Mantua brachte mich hervor, Kalabrien raffte mich hinweg, nun birgt mich Neapel. Ich besang Weiden, Felder, Herrscher.