Augustus Caesar — "May I be privileged to build the foundations of the state safe and sound, and la…"

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 — Augustus Caesar Ancient · First Roman Emperor

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Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, 'Augustus'

Date: c. 27 BC (attributed, reflecting his goals)

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