Tyrants are more a reflection on us the ruled than they are on the ruler himself. > But even in the case of men such as this [Nero], power to dominate is given only by the providence of the supreme God when he judges that the state of human affairs…
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Some mind-blowing stuff from Augustine’s work on the Trinity: > [M]any things are said in the holy books to suggest, or even state openly that the Father is greater than the Son. This has misled people who are careless about examining or keeping in view the whole range…