From ancient Rome to Washington, DC: Lessons for Donald Trump

The creed that freedom and the rule of law are inextricable has formed the backbone of democratic theory at least since the time of Cicero, writes Vittorio Bufacchi.

In the name of heaven, Donald Trump, how long do you propose to exploit our patience? Do you really suppose that your lunatic activities are going to escape our retaliation for evermore? Are there to be no limits to this audacious, uncontrollable swaggering?

These words were written, albeit with one alteration, by one of the greatest statesmen of the Western world: Marcus Tullius Cicero, in 63BC.