May I be privileged to build the foundations of the state safe and sound, and lay the groundwork for the future as I wish, and so gain the reward of my endeavor: to be called the author of the best possible constitution, and to carry with me, when I die, the hope that the foundations which I have laid for the state will remain unshaken.
— Augustus Caesar Ancient

First Roman Emperor

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Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, 'Augustus'

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c. 27 BC (attributed, reflecting his goals)

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Controversial

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https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Augustus*…

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