At the age of 48, Cicero the greatest orator of his time is in exile, separated from his wife and children, tormented by his sense of failure, his great power sacrificed on the altar of his principles. And yet, in the words of one of his most famous aphorisms, While there is life, there is hope. The central problem it presents is a timeless one: how to keep political freedom unsullied by personal ambition, vested interests, and the erosive effects of ceaseless, senseless foreign wars. In Harris' indelible portrait, Cicero attempts to answer this question with both his thoughts and his deeds, becoming a hero brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful,yet ultimately brave both for his own time and for ours.
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