Lessons From Livy on How Great Civilizations Rise and Fall

Lessons From Livy on How Great Civilizations Rise and Fall
"Destruction" from "The Course of Empire" series (1836) by Thomas Cole. Public domain
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Two thousand years ago, an eminent Roman historian coined the popular aphorism, “Better late than never.” His name was Titus Livius, anglicized as simply Livy. True to the aphorism, he wrote much that deserves overdue attention today.

Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
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