Jānis · @putninsh
24th Apr 2012 from Twitlonger
Moreover, the prolonged period of profound disharmony between senate and people was in Machiavelli's view very far from being a cause of feebleness but actually what made Rome powerful and free. This conflict was at the heart of its politeia, and Rome, unlike Florence, knew how to turn it to advantage. http://www.historytoday.com/françois-hartog/city-and-democratic-ideal