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For what is authority in the hand of a reckless superior, if not a sword in the hand of a madman? (part II, chap. CXIII, § 153; § 737, p. 463)

— Thomas of Celano

Che cos'è infatti l'autorità in mano a un superiore temerario, se non una spada in mano a un pazzo?

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