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Beware the leader

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Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry
into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword.
It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind.
And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch
and the blood boils with hate
and the mind has closed,
the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry.
Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism,
will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so.
How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar.

Julius Caesar

:) What have we learned? Keep the taxes low, citizens entertained, the
barbarians at the gates and the peasants in their place.

Satis est! ;)
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Post by Maharlika »

Somehow, DW...

...such passages never really went out of style... :rolleyes: ;)

History will prove that the "I am [Caesar*]." line can be replaced [*insert leader] and still be approrpriate...

...and sadly, there are still a number of them this very day.
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Only an egotist like caesar would beleive that. Sometimes the world needs a caesar - look what he did for Rome.

Ultimately though, look where it got him - betrayed and murdered by the representatives of the people.

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Originally posted by Gruntboy
Ultimately though, look where it got him - betrayed and murdered by the representatives of the people.

damn straight. politics used to be interesting :cool:
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I wonder if this will happen to the new mod once he is elected... :D
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Post by Gwalchmai »

Originally posted by dragon wench
I wonder if this will happen to the new mod once he is elected... :D
Only if he doesn't change his text color.... :p
That there; exactly the kinda diversion we coulda used.
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Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Only if he doesn't change his text color.... :p


lol! but that helps to make him an easy target...erm...I mean... a distinguished figure.... :p
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Post by Gwalchmai »

Originally posted by dragon wench
lol! but that helps to make him an easy target...erm...I mean... a distinguished figure.... :p
Et tu, DW? Some of us with 40-year-old eyes find it is easier to just skip over posts written in dark gray-green on black, rather than read them. I am sharpening my daggar even as we speak.... :eek: :D
That there; exactly the kinda diversion we coulda used.
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Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Et tu, DW? Some of us with 40-year-old eyes find it is easier to just skip over posts written in dark gray-green on black, rather than read them. I am sharpening my daggar even as we speak.... :eek: :D



lmao :D Brutus is indeed my middle name :D :eek:

I tend to highlight posts that are hard to read ;)

Ahem..... are you sure that plotting to eliminate rivals is condoned by forum rules? :D
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I am sharpening my daggar even as we speak....


:eek:

Should I go ahead and warn him as per the Ides of March? :D
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Post by Maharlika »

Why do I get this funny feeling...
Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Only if he doesn't change his text color.... :p
...that I know who he is referring to... :rolleyes:

...I think that the color you are describing is teal? :p

...I see the dagger, Gwally... :eek:

...oh, my, you are not going to stab yourself at the back, are you? :p :D

EDIT- I think it's still too premature to conclude on anything, and I myself won't be surprised if Superman takes the position ;) ...

...with or without the dagger. :p

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Post by Beldin »

Talking about the old romans...

I really like the quote from mental_nomads sig :
"Veni, vidi, velcro"

(I came, I saw, I stuck around)
Nice variation on the original one there... ;) :D - strange but SYMbolicvally compelling....like Sleepy would put it ;) ...

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