Cicero argued for the repair of the damaged republic because of his need to seek that was returned to its glory and past truest form (i.e, uncorrupted form).
He intended to achieve this through the persuation of good and honorable men to participate actively in public affairs. Politics, he argued, was the most honorable of all professions.
Cicero's vision for the Republic was not simply the maintenance of the status quo. Nor was it a simple desire to revitalize what many, like Sallustius, the term "moral degradation" of the republican system. Cicero foresaw a Rome ruled by a disinterested nobility of successful people who determined the destiny of the nation through a consensus in the Senate. Thanks to his country of riding and background Cicero has a broader perspective, less marked by interest than those of the patricians of Rome.
Explanation:
Cicero aspired to a republican system dominated by an aristocratic class of men's government "who carry out themselves so as to win by their policy of the approval of all good men." In addition, an ordinum Concordia was sought, an alliance between the senators and the equites. This "harmony between social classes", which later became an omnium consensus bonorum to include all of Italy (all citizens of Italy), demonstrated Cicero's foresight as a statesman. It is understood that a fundamental change in the organization and distribution of power within the Republic is required to ensure its future.
Cicero believed that "the best men" would be to institute large-scale reforms that are contrary to his interests such as the oligarchy ruling. Cicero believed that only "a kind of free state" would engender stability and justice.
Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and one of the most influential political philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. His political theory work, particularly the idea of separation of powers, shaped the modern democratic government.
