The Long Game — San Marino: The Republic Nobody Conquered. Wednesday’s Edition
Why Some Governments Endure. Series 20 #3
In 301 AD, a stonemason named Marinus fled Roman persecution and climbed a mountain in central Italy. He built a small Christian community on the peak of Mount Titano and, according to tradition, spoke these words before he died: Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine — “I leave you free from both men,” meaning the Emperor and the Pope. That founding de…
