Don't Just Assume It Will Work Out

Published: April 26, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'\\u201cIn Meditations, Marcus Aurelius takes a moment to remind himself of the \\u201cmalice, cunning and hypocrisy that power produces,\\u201d and the \\u201cpeculiar ruthlessness often shown by people from \\u2018good families.\\u2019\\u201d It\\u2019s notable that he would say such a thing, because Marcus came from a great family. His grandparents were illustrious Romans, he had a doting mother, and then he was adopted by Hadrian and Antoninus Pius and groomed for power.\\u201dRyan explains why you must mold your children into good pe...'