“The state is suffering from two opposite vices, avarice and luxury; two plagues which, in the past, have been the ruin of every great empire.” This quotation has a timeless ring to it. Its author could very well have been Arnold Toynbee, Christopher Dawson, Thomas Sowell, Romano Guardini or any number of social observers who have witnessed these plagues that are currently ravaging America. The quotations, however, belongs to Titus Livius (Anglicized as “Livy”), the Roman historian who wrote these words more than 2,000 years ago.
Pope Benedict XVI’s Clear Answer to the Eternal Plagues of Avarice and Luxury| National Catholic Register
Pope Benedict XVI’s Clear Answer to the Eternal Plagues of Avarice and Luxury| National Catholic Register
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