Of all the emperors, one there was whom I recall from boyhood --bold in war, a lawgiver, far-famed in word and deed; he cared much for his country, but care not for the true faith, and loved a host of gods, False to the Lord, although true to the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker recalls a capable emperor who honored his country but rejected true religious faith.
- In plain terms
- A great ruler failed in his spiritual duty.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership requires both worldly and spiritual integrity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can one be loyal to country and not God?
- What defines a true leader?
Another view
It assumes a single religious truth is universally accessible.
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More than any other Hellenic thinker, Julian insisted on the virtue of paradox and on the importance of the search for religious truth.
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