Resumen de Legum . .. omnes servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus: citazioni e 'non citazioni' umanistiche, liberali e 'neoromane 'di una celébre massima ciceroniana

Luca Fezzi

• The paper traces three readings (respectively by Poggio Bracciolini, Friedrick August van Hayek and Maurizio Viroli) of the famous maxim of Cicero «Legum . .. omnes servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus» (Cic. Pro Cl. 53.146), highlighting the complex lines of influence that Cicero has had on modem political and legal thought