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Faction and Sedition in the Commonwealth Debate
A speaker discusses public opinion on controversial conformity and the dangers of sedition. He cites Machiavelli and Tacitus to argue factions destabilize monarchies, urging princes to avoid taking sides, and notes historic examples from Rome and France to illustrate how coalitions crumble once power shifts.
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London
Felf
England
Francis ‘Bacon
Tacitus
Libérius
Commonwealths
Republicks
Lucullus
Optimates
Pompey
Cefar
Antonius
Otavius Cafar
Brutus
Casius
Otavius
Brake
Tim
Universitas Popul
Machiavel
Henry the Third
France
League