Quintus Tullius Cicero Quotes
Trace out also individuals in every region, inform yourself about them, seek them out, secure that in their own districts they shall canvas for you, and be, as it were, candidates in your interest.
This is one of the earliest documents articulating methods of campaigning in a democracy.
Quintus Tullius Cicero, ~102 BC–43 BC, Roman general & Brother of Cicero the Orator, Letter to His Brother Marcus Cicero, 64 BC
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This is one of the earliest documents articulating methods of campaigning in a democracy.
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This is one of the earliest documents articulating methods of campaigning in a democracy.
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This is not always implemented by modern politicians who only see the young through the narrow lens of people too young to vote yet or for those that are of age, have poor turnout statistics. However, Quintus appreciated the other values of the young. President Barack Obama used this principle effectively and better than most modern candidates. Quintus’ older brother was running for Consul—the highest elected office of the Roman Empire. The Handbook, was his advice to his brother as to how to conduct his campaign.
Quintus Tullius Cicero (/ˈsɪsəroʊ/ SISS-ə-roh, Latin: [ˈkɪkɛroː]; 102 – 43 BC) was a Roman statesman and military leader, the younger brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero. He was born into a family of the equestrian order, as the son of a wealthy landowner in Arpinum, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Rome.
