Albert Beveridge: “If we have read of the death of a Seneca under the ferocity of a Nero…”

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If we have read of the death of a Seneca under the ferocity of a Nero, we have read too of the murder of a Socrates under the delusion of a Republic.

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Beveridge reflects on the historical instances of injustice within republics, comparing them to despotism.

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Albert Beveridge: “If we have read of the death of a Seneca under the ferocity of a Nero, we have read too of the murder of a Socrates…”