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A measure had been proposed in the Roman Senate to dress slaves in a…

Quote byBouck White · 1874–1951

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Call of the Carpenter (1914), p. 14.

English (original)

A measure had been proposed in the Roman Senate to dress slaves in a uniform livery, so as to distinguish them from freemen. It was killed straightway by the argument that this would disclose to the slaves their numerical strength.

— Bouck White

860

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