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Quotation from The Histories by Tacitus
“Slaves were bribed against their masters, freedmen against their patrons, and, if a man had no enemies, he was ruined by his friends.”
The Histories, Book I, ch. 2, trans. W. Hamilton Fyfe (1912)
The close of the opening survey, describing the informers who flourished in the city.
Citation: "Slaves were bribed against their masters, freedmen against their patrons, and, if a man had no enemies, he was ruined by his friends." — Tacitus, The Histories, Book I, ch. 2, trans. W. Hamilton Fyfe (1912). (id tacitus-the-histories-q2)
Portrait: Tacitus, Cornelius (50 - 116), Unknown author, Public domain.
