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The first part of John's statement appears to derive from the sentence at Augustine, _De civitate Dei_ 2. 21, that begins:
Cum uero iniustus est rex, quem tyrannum more Graeco appellauit,...
The rest appears to be John's own conclusion.
Best,
John Dillon
(cf. also Cicero, _De re publica_ 2. 49)
On Thursday, March 12, 2009, at 3:29 pm, Cecilia Gaposchkin wrote:
> Hello all. Here's one that has me stumped. A 14th century preacher,
> John of
> Aragon, says he is quoting Augustine, ii, De civita dei, when he says
> "Rex
> cum est iniustus tirannus est; est autem ista differentia inter regem
> et
> tirannum."
>
> Of course, I can't find it. I thought the advent of electronic texts was
> supposed to solve all of this. I suspect that the preacher is actually
> drawing from Giles of Rome, but since we dont' have accessible latin for
> Giles, I haven't figured that out yet.
>
> I've tried the PL and Cetedoc. Does anyone have any ideas? The
> sentiment is
> prosaic enough, and I'm surprised its not common.
>
> As alwasy, on a treasure hunt. Any help appreciated...
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