Usages of civitas
Iudex dicit se inimicis civitatis non semper parcere posse.
The judge says that he cannot always spare the enemies of the state.
Sine concordia civitas firma manere non potest.
Without harmony a state cannot remain strong.
Qui civitati bene servit, honorem apud cives invenire potest.
Whoever serves the state well can find honor among the citizens.
Socia fidelis civitati et concordiae favet.
The loyal ally supports the state and harmony.
Orator dicit bonum magistratum non sua tantum commoda, sed salutem civitatis spectare debere.
The orator says that a good magistrate ought to look not only to his own advantages, but to the safety of the state.
Pater dicit se candidatum prudentem alteri praeferre, quia bonus magistratus salutem civitatis spectare debet.
Father says that he prefers the prudent candidate to the other, because a good magistrate ought to look to the safety of the state.
Princeps bonum commune ac salutem civitatis spectare debet.
A ruler ought to consider the common good and the safety of the state.
Princeps dicit bonos mores civitati magno auxilio esse.
The ruler says that good morals are a great help to the state.
Pater dicit prudentem senatorem salutem civitatis magis quam gloriam suam spectare debere.
Father says that a wise senator ought to consider the safety of the state more than his own glory.
In hac nova historia regina non tam gloriam suam quam salutem civitatis quaerit.
In this new story the queen seeks not so much her own glory as the safety of the state.
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