Tag Archives: Cicero

Pondering Peace

“Peace is liberty in tranquility.”–Marcus Tullius Cicero I stumbled across the Cicero statement by accident yesterday and it stopped me dead in my tracks. His definition of peace felt like a cup of refreshing cool water that is offered to quench … Continue reading

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The Demise Of Cicero

He was widely acclaimed as the most famous and greatest orator of ancient Rome, Marcus Tullius Cicero.  His words and writings still inform contemporary politicians. Cicero was born on the 3rd of Januarius, 106 BCE southeast of Rome in a … Continue reading

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