Legum... omnes servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus: citazioni e 'non citazioni' umanistiche, liberali e 'neoromane' di una celebre massima ciceroniana

Abstract

The paper traces three readings (respectively by Poggio Bracciolini, Friedrick August von Hayek and Maurizio Viroli) of the famous maxim of Cicero «Legum … omnes servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus» (Cic. Pro Cl. 53.146), highlighting the complex lines of influence that Cicero has had on modern political and legal thought.