Lucan (c. 39-65)
“The liberty
for crimes is what props up hated regimes—
that and an extravagant number of swords.”
- From Lucan’s Civil War (Book 8, approximately between lines 483-508), translated by Matthew Fox (Penguin Classics, 2012).
Lucan (c. 39-65)
“The liberty
for crimes is what props up hated regimes—
that and an extravagant number of swords.”