1. To the west of Dubrovnik, on
an bluff overlooking the sea stands the lonesome fortress
Lovrijenac. That is the only fortress not connected to
the City Walls. The fort bears a Latin inscription that
encaptures the soul of the Dubrovnik Republic: "Non bene
pro toto Libertas venditur auro!" meaning: "Freedom is
not sold for all the gold in he world" This line actually
comes from one of Aesop's fables by Walter called "De cane
et lupo" - "The dog and the wolf"
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