The Most Bitter Foe of Nations, And the Way to Its Permanent Overthrow
The Most Bitter Foe of Nations, And the Way to Its Permanent Overthrow
White Andrew Dickson
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But after the Roman downfall the struggle of Italy with her upper caste seems singularly fortunate. At an early day her cities by commerce became rich and strong. Then in the nat- ural course of things — ^first, free ideas, next^ free institutions, next, war upon the nobles to make them respect these ideas and institutions. The war of municipalities against nobles was successful. Elsewhere in Europe cities sheltered themselves behind lords ; in Italy lords sheltered themselves in cities. Elsewh...ere the lord dwelt in the castle above the city ; in Italy the lord was forced to dwell in his palace within the city.||i The victory of freedom seemed complete. The Italian re- publics were triumphant ; the nobility were, to aU appearance, subdued. But those republics made a fearftil mistake. They had a * Chofndeu/r et DSeadenee des Bomaivs ; English translation of 1784 ; pp. 10d~10. Compare also L*EkprU des Lois, liv. xiv., chap. 1. f Decline and FaU of Roman Empire, chap. 2. X FaU of Boman Empire, last part of chap.
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