More Livy

True moderation in the defence of political liberties is indeed a difficult thing: pretending to want fair shares for all, every man raises himself by depressing his neighbor; our anxiety to avoid oppression leads us to practice it ourselves; the injustice we repel, we visit in turn upon others, as if there were no choice except either to do it or suffer it.
--Livy

The third option would be equal protection under the law, guaranteed private property rights, abolition of class privileges in the organization of government, limited government powers, and trial by a jury of peers.