Laws are silent in time of war.

Silent enim leges inter arma.

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War

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Cicero

Source

Pro Milone

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

Latin

Time

52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

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Italy Europe Roman Republic

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Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

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Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
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Classical antiquity
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium
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Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men.

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Gerald Ford
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Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Source
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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