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Cicero diagnoses the necessity of a uniform education that will politically affect the younger generations. As the issue is primarily concerned with the organicity between the members that consist the State, it is ascertained that there is a specific moral bond which is developed between the hegemon, or the hegemonic group, that exerts power and the citizens. Several aspects of duties lie within the context of the social dynamics of moral action. In this frame, Cicero proceeds with the distinction of the “utile” and the “honestum”, i.e. the expedient and the right, which are connected with political education. According to this theorization, the two are eventually tautological, therefore averting any political involvement that would defy their common and unswerving acknowledgement. The Roman orator follows closely the stoic dogma while elaborating on his own conceptual approach of the political “decorum”. The power given by the State and the people serves as the undeniable witness of the principles that have to become apparent in every expression of it. The mutual management of the political power and the shared responsibility of the two parts guides to the conception of a State that abides by the “officia” but also realizes that practically the right action continues to be a matter contingent on customs, law and training.