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Tacitus on the Germans
Some inherit privilege, others earn command. Tacitus on the Germans.
"Reges ex nobilitate, duces ex virtute sumunt."
"They choose their kings from nobility, their leaders from virtue."
Reges: kings
Ex nobilitate: from nobility
Duces: leaders (military leaders in this context)
Ex virtute: from virtue
Sumunt: "they take" or "they choose" is the present active indicative third-person plural of sumere ("to take, choose, select").
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Some inherit privilege, others earn command. Tacitus on the Germans.
"Reges ex nobilitate, duces ex virtute sumunt."
"They choose their kings from nobility, their leaders from virtue."
Reges: kings
Ex nobilitate: from nobility
Duces: leaders (military leaders in this context)
Ex virtute: from virtue
Sumunt: "they take" or "they choose" is the present active indicative third-person plural of sumere ("to take, choose, select").
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