Now the good gods forbid That our renowned Rome, whose gratitude Towards her deserved children is enrolled In Jove's own book, like an unnatural dam Should now eat up her own!
Take care always to remember that you are a Roman.... Have a care you are not too much of a Caesar!
This passage was marked in Cecil Rhode's personal copy of the Meditations.
Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.
No Roman ever died in contemplation over a geometrical diagram.
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.