Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman
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appears in Stoicism, Philosophy, and Politics.
"Cato, history's most famous foe of authoritarian power, was the pivotal political man of Rome; an inspiration to our Founding Fathers; and a cautionary figure for our times. He loved Roman republicanism, but saw himself as too principled for the mere politics that might have saved it. His life and lessons are urgently relevant in the harshly divid...
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appears in Stoicism, Philosophy, and Politics.
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