Quintus Tullius Cicero

Entertaining, though barely a full book. I got it on sale for half price, would not buy at full price. It's very short, and half of the bulk is taken up by Latin (might be more useful to students of Latin). Nothing too surprising, the entertaining aspect of the pamphlet mainly derives from how politics have not changed that much across time and space. Quintus warns Marcus against false friends who are secretly jealous of him, councils Marcus to promise everything to everyone, and advises that Marcus use the threat of lawsuits to silence those who oppose him (as Quintus notes the threat is more effective than the actual lawsuit). A good gift for the cynic.… (mer)