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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“Let, therefore, Cæsar be reverent to Peter, as the first-born son should be reverent to his father”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church
The closing qualification of the treatise: the emperor's authority comes from God, yet he owes the pope filial reverence.
Citation: "Let, therefore, Cæsar be reverent to Peter, as the first-born son should be reverent to his father" — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church. (id dante-de-monarchia-q7)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
