Summary Of Cicero's Essay 'On Duties'
Cicero Reflection
Cicero’s essay, “On Duties”, tells his son what needs to be improved about some peoples’ ideas and gives examples from people in the past. He states how he feels and one of the main themes very concisely, “Most people think that the achievements of war are more important than those of peace; but this opinion needs to be corrected.” He supports his point that peace is more important and the work done to get peace will last longer than the outcome of war with the accomplishments of Solon and Themistocles. Solon created the Areopagus and laws that stayed in place for a long time and Themistocles does not have anything memorable about him.
Cicero talks about how one should conduct themselves in times of peril and how to be
Cicero’s essay, “On Duties”, tells his son what needs to be improved about some peoples’ ideas and gives examples from people in the past. He states how he feels and one of the main themes very concisely, “Most people think that the achievements of war are more important than those of peace; but this opinion needs to be corrected.” He supports his point that peace is more important and the work done to get peace will last longer than the outcome of war with the accomplishments of Solon and Themistocles. Solon created the Areopagus and laws that stayed in place for a long time and Themistocles does not have anything memorable about him.
Cicero talks about how one should conduct themselves in times of peril and how to be