How can you govern a country

In these carefully chosen and well-translated selections on leadership, classicist Philip Freeman offers an astute introduction to one of history's noblest minds. Due to global supply chain issues, book orders are currently taking days or longer to be delivered. Please order early for the holidays or consider shopping at your local bookstore. Marcus Tullius Cicero Translated by Philip Freeman Timeless political wisdom from ancient history's greatest statesman. Overview Author s Praise 8.

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Failure is a great teacher. That way, we could get people to talk openly about the causes of the problems as well as the symptoms. Crucially, we could persuade them that there was a problem and it needed fixing. So says Julio Frenk, the former minister of health of Mexico.