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Quotation from The Republic and The Laws by Marcus Tullius Cicero
“For nothing on earth is more agreeable to God, the Supreme Governor of the universe, than the assemblies and societies of men united together by laws, which are called States.”
The Republic and The Laws, Republic, Book VI (Dream of Scipio), trans. Francis Barham
Africanus explains why a place in heaven is prepared for those who preserve and enlarge their country.
Citation: "For nothing on earth is more agreeable to God, the Supreme Governor of the universe, than the assemblies and societies of men united together by laws, which are called States." — Marcus Tullius Cicero, The Republic and The Laws, Republic, Book VI (Dream of Scipio), trans. Francis Barham. (id cicero-republic-and-laws-q5)
Portrait: Francesco Bartolozzi - Cicero - B1977.14.19547 - Yale Center for British Art, Francesco Bartolozzi, CC0.
