The Social Contract · Character
Cato the Elder
Roman censor and moralist cited on virtue and censorship.
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Also known as Cato, the elder Cato
First appearance: vii the censorship
Cato the Elder shows up with force in V: The Tribunate. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced implicitly through Roman examples of tribunes.
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See Cato the Elder in vii the censorship