Laws are silent in time of war. — Cicero

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Laws are silent in time of war.

In the original Latin

Silent enim leges inter arma.

Cicero

Pro Milone · 52 BC

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Topic

Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War

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Political speech

Medium

Speech

Time

52 BC Classical antiquity

Person

Cicero

Provenance

Current citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

Original citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

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