On the recordJanuary 1, 175
But my nature is rational and social; and my city and country, so far as I am Antoninus, is Rome, but so far as I am a man, it is the world.
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In his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius defines his dual identity as a Roman citizen and a citizen of the world, based on his rational and social nature.
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