The past and present man is same

The read of a book of Martin van Buren(1782-1862) ex president of USA, eight precisely, the book is Inquiry into the origin and course of political parties, edited in New York in 1867, tells about human behaviour and the words that here are important are follow: “This feeling, when it exists in only moderate degree, is certain to be encouraged by the flatteries of friends, or more often by selfish men for the porpose of promoting their designs upon the patronage at the disposal of the incumbent”; I know perfecltly that somebody thinks that it is normal, yes in fact after 1867 years man is equal, is same. This judice is after the read of Laelius de amicizia of Marcus Tullius Cicerone, he wrote ita t 44 b.Ch.,  when after exile to Salonicco he wrote De amicizia, he tells about sentiment of friendly and he he mentions very much examples; but he complains that when you are necessary every men is friend, but when the danger is past you are useless and every friend leave you. But we must think that the episode that Buren has tool, I think that he has took from reality, but a common destiny join both Buren to example of Cicerone, because when Catilina, very danger for ancient Rome, died for capital condamn but without proofs, that Cicerone wanted, every senator was very next to Cicerone, but when Catilina was died then Cicero become useless because the danger passed, then Cicero become a danger for senator because he was very important and existimated, but during life and condamn of Catilina he was flattered, but after he was forgotten. It is normal, but similitude is for behaviour that Buren tells, to be encouraged by the flatteries of friends, or more often by selfish men for the porpose of promoting their designs, these words are clear and describe human character, when Catilina was dangerous every senator were next to Cicerone when Catilina was died every senator was longe from Cicerone, porpose was the death of Catilina, reacher this aim all was secondary, included Cicerone. We can consider that man is same during centuries, and then Cicerone and Buren have seen same examples but by men are distinguished among centuries.

Alessandro Lusana