How to Run a Country : An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders.

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
How to Run a Country :
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781400846207 (electronic bk.)
9780691156576
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/0514
Yayın Bilgisi
©2013.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (153 pages)
Dizi
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
İçindekiler Notu
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- How to Run a Country -- Natural Law -- Balance of Power -- Leadership -- Friends and Enemies -- Persuasion -- Compromise -- Money and Power -- Immigration -- War -- Corruption -- Tyranny -- Cicero's Epilogue: The Fallen State -- Latin Texts -- Passages Translated -- Glossary -- Further Reading.
Özet, vb.
Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman Republic's highest office at a time when his beloved country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil, and political parties that refused to work together. Sound familiar? Cicero's letters, speeches, and other writings are filled with timeless wisdom and practical insight about how to solve these and other problems of leadership and politics. How to Run a Country collects the best of these writings to provide an entertaining, common sense guide for modern leaders and citizens. This brief book, a sequel to How to Win an Election, gathers Cicero's most perceptive thoughts on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration, and the importance of compromise. These writings have influenced great leaders--including America's Founding Fathers--for two thousand years, and they are just as instructive today as when they were first written. Organized by topic and featuring lively new translations, the book also includes an introduction, headnotes, a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and an appendix containing the original Latin texts. The result is an enlightening introduction to some of the most enduring political wisdom of all time.
Konu
Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Translations into English..
Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Political and social views..
Political science -- Early works to 1800..
Leadership -- Early works to 1800.
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