And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumuluositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.

Alcuin of York

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Topic

The mob The masses Political theory Politics

Author

Alcuin of York

Source

Letters of Alcuin

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

800 800s 9th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Scholar Clergyman

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Alcuin. Letter to Charlemagne. c. 850.

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Topic
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Language
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Time
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Another quote originally in Latin

Cui bono?

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Pro Milone

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Topic
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Speaker
Cicero
Source
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Medium
Speech
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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