Hic fiducia sui procreatos nisi larga manu fovet auget amplectitur, occasum imperii occasum rei publicae accelerat, frustraque proceres plebe neglecta ut desectum corpore caput nutaturumque instabili pondere tuetur.
Unless he makes generous provision for the children born through his peoples confidence in him, unless he cherishes them with loving care, he hastens the downfall of empire and realm; if he neglects his poorer subjects he protects in vain his leading citizens, who will become a head cut from a body, top-heavy, soon to fall.
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