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How to Run a Country
An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders
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Artikel-Nr:
9780691156576
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.02.2013
Seiten:
152
Autor:
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Gewicht:
204 g
Format:
177x123x23 mm
Serie:
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians (Princeton) and the author of Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He received his PhD from Harvard University and holds the Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
This brief book, a sequel to How to Win an Election, gathers Cicero's most perceptive thoughts on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration, and the importance of compromise. These writings have influenced great leaders--including America's Founding Fathers--for two thousand years, and they are just as instructive today as when they were first written.
Introduction vii How to Run a Country 1 Natural Law 1 Balance of Power 4 Leadership 6 Friends and Enemies 16 Persuasion 24 Compromise 30 Money and Power 36 Immigration 43 War 46 Corruption 49 Tyranny 56 Cicero's Epilogue: The Fallen State 66 Latin Texts 68 Passages Translated 115 Glossary 121 Further Reading 131