In both empires, we can see the steady erosion of morality and a decadent society’s indifference to the sanctity of life. The parallels between the Roman Republic and the American Republic are as undeniable as they are stunning. In 262 pages, it suggested, with the persuasive and rational use of historical facts, that the United States is on a similar track as ancient Rome was when its powerful empire was destroyed in 476 A.D.-not by a more powerful enemy from without-but by a multitude of forces and influences from within. A decade ago, when I was a professor and college dean at the University of Illinois, I picked up a book in the campus bookstore entitled: “Are We Rome?”
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