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res publica
The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic.
1997, Herwig Wolfram, The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples, p. 190:
- At the same time the Roman-barbarian regna distinguished themselves from the res publica.
2002, (w), The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 402:
- There was no question as yet of republicanism being on the agenda, other than in the old, weak sense of a res publica or commonwealth to which both ruler and ruled owed allegiance.
republic, commonwealth, the state
(RQ:Cicero Catilin)
- O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
- : O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? In what city are we living? What is the government we have?
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Magna fides in multis civibus huius rei publicae nunc inveniri potest.
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Great fidelity can now be found in many citizens of this commonwealth.
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Quis jussit illam rem publicam servitute liberari?
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Who ordered that republic to be liberated from slavery?
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Ubi tyrannus est, ibi plane est nulla res publica.
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Where there is a tyrant, there is clearly no republic.
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Contra alias manus malorum civium eaedem res parabuntur; rem publicam defendemus et isti cito discedent.
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These things will be procured in spite of the bands of bad citizens; we will defend the republic and those men will depart quickly.
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Hanc rem publicam salvam esse volumus.
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We wish this republic to be safe.
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