Debate on military power and civil government in England
The speaker argues that military force should assist civil authority only when necessary and under strict limits. He warns against military overreach, insisting the people and civil government must remain independent, and notes how rulers sometimes misuse soldiers to control politics. References to Wilkes and parliamentary rights ground the critique.
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England
Mr. Murray
Wilkes
Cicero Compared to Sallusts Statement on Virtue and Vice
The letter to NORTH BRITON argues that admirers who call him Cicero should accept both his virtues and flaws. It offers a Sallust translation of a declaration against Cicero to show the great Roman had both light and dark sides. The author leaves judgment on the English or Scottish Cicero to posterity.
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Cicero
Sallu
Sallust