← Table of contents
The great betrayal (La trahison des clercs)

Note 114 — III The ‘Clerks’—The Great Betrayal (continued 2)

Richard Aldington translation

For example, when they make a soldier say in heaven: ‘You must know, my friends, that among all things done upon earth, nothing is more agreeable to the eyes of those who rule the universe than societies of men founded upon respect for laws, which we call cities.’ (Cicero, Scipio’s Dream.)

Explore with AITake your curiosity a little further.

Reading settings