Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt. (iv.69.18)
[Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.]
Alt. trans.: "Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters." "Only a few prefer liberty, the majority seek nothing more than fair masters."
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