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Alexander Lee
@alexander_c_lee
Author - Historian - Columnist @HistoryToday - Fellow @RenWarwick - Fellow @RoyalHistSoc - Rep’d @GeorginaCapel - New Book: MACHIAVELLI (https://t.co/46XvPtYedH)
Jan 20, 2021 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
Biden’s decision to quote St. Augustine in his inauguration speech today is really *very* significant - much more so than you might think.

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#InaugurationDay It all goes back to Cicero.

According to Cicero, a society was a multitude united by a shared sense of what is just and the common good (e.g. Rep. 1.25.39; 3.31.43)

Sounds sensible, right?

Wrong.

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