Ethical Addresses (; Volume 7 - Couverture souple

Union, American Ethical

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 117723193X ISBN 13 : 9781177231930

Editeur : Nabu Press, 2010

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Of the five good emperors, as they are called, four had had their day Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and the elder A ntonine, when, in the year i6i A. D., Marcus A ntoninus, or Marcus A urelius, as he is commonly styled, ascended the throne. It was a splendid and giddy height to which he was thus raised. The civilized world lay at his feet. The bounds of the empire at that time extended from the Atlantic Ocean in theW est to theE uphrates in theE ast; from the African deserts to theD anube and the Rhine. I taly, Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, Gaul, Britain and parts of Germany acknowledged the sway of the Roman eagle. And all the vast populations that thronged these lands lived in the sunlight of one mans presence, and their destiny, for good or ill, depended on his nod. Rarely has such power been concentrated in the hands of an individual. No wonder that it turned the feeble brain of some who possessed it of Caligula, for instance, of whom it is related that, at his banquets, he used to chuckle with insane pleasure at the thought that, by a mere word, he could cause the necks of his guests to be wrung. Yes, the power of life and death, unlimited An Address given before theS ociety forE thical Culture of New York, March 13, 1898.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nabu Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 117723193X
• ISBN 13: 9781177231930
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
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