Edward Gibbon: "Sang orator, yang mungkin diam tanpa bahaya, mungkin m...

"Sang orator, yang mungkin diam tanpa bahaya, mungkin memuji tanpa kesulitan dan tanpa keengganan; dan anak cucu akan mengakui bahwa karakter Theodosius mungkin melengkapi subjek dari panegyric yang tulus dan cukup. Kearifan hukumnya dan keberhasilan lengannya membuat pemerintahannya terhormat di mata rakyatnya dan musuh-musuhnya. Dia mencintai dan mempraktikkan kebajikan kehidupan rumah tangga, yang jarang menempati kediaman mereka di istana raja."

--- Edward Gibbon

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The orator, who may be silent without danger, may praise without difficulty and without reluctance; and posterity will confess that the character of Theodosius might furnish the subject of a sincere and ample panegyric. The wisdom of his laws and the success of his arms rendered his administration respectable in the eyes both of his subjects and of his enemies. He loved and practised the virtues of domestic life, which seldom hold their residence in the palaces of kings.