et errat longe, mea quidem sententia,
Qui imperium credat esse gravius aut stabilius
Vi quod fit, quam ilhud quod amicitia adjungitur.
if you ask my opinion, it is quite untrue that authority is firmer or more stable when it relies on force than when it is associated with affection.
- Terrence, Adelphi, I. i, 40-3
