Saturday, June 24, 2023
The Same Men Over and Over Again
Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 8.6 (tr. Bernadotte Perrin):
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He censured his fellow citizens for choosing the same men over and over again to high office. "You will be thought," said he, "not to deem your offices worth much, or else not to deem many men worthy of your offices."
ἐπετίμα δὲ τοῖς πολίταις τοὺς αὐτοὺς αἱρουμένοις πολλάκις ἄρχοντας. "δόξετε γάρ" ἔφη "ἢ μὴ πολλοῦ τὸ ἄρχειν ἄξιον ἢ μὴ πολλοὺς τοῦ ἄρχειν ἀξίους ἡγεῖσθαι."
