Charles Sumner: “Plutarch did not hesitate to ascribe the triumphs of Rome, not to the…”

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Plutarch did not hesitate to ascribe the triumphs of Rome, not to the operation of immutable law, but to the fortune of the Republic.

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Sumner cites Plutarch's view that Rome's successes were due to fortune rather than immutable laws.

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