Carroll Quigley Quote

We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...


Oscar Iden Lecture Series, Lecture 3: "The State of Individuals" (1976)


We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...

We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...

We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...

We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...