Monday, June 03, 2024
No Room for Compromise
Sallust, The War Against Jugurtha 31.23-24 (tr. William W. Batstone):
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As for trust and harmony, what hope is there for that? They want to be masters, you want to be free; they want to break the law, you want to stop them; finally, they treat our allies like enemies, our enemies like allies. With such different ideas about the world can there be peace or friendship between you?
nam fidei quidem aut concordiae quae spes est? dominari illi volunt, vos liberi esse; facere illi iniurias, vos prohibere; postremo sociis nostris veluti hostibus, hostibus pro sociis utuntur. potestne in tam divorsis mentibus pax aut amicitia esse?
