capitalist-states

Updated: May 29, 2025

All the arrant sins that capital has been guilty of against nation and civilization in the modern world, remain as far inferior to the abominations of the ancient capitalist-states as the free man, be he ever so poor, remains superior to the slave; and not until the dragon-seed of North America ripens, will the world have again similar fruits to reap. Reforms of Caesar

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

All the arrant sins that capital has been guilty of against nation and civilization in the modern world, remain as far inferior to the abominations of the ancient capitalist-states as the free man, be he ever so poor, remains superior to the slave; and not until the dragon-seed of North America ripens, will the world have again similar fruits to reap. Reforms of Caesar

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)