“The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes Titus or Marcus Aurelius; the people is often Nero, and never Marcus Aurelius.”Quoted from Liberty or Equality by Erik Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, 2007, The Ludwig von Moses Institute, p. 150.
Portrait of Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801), by Melchior Wyrsch.