Julius Caesar's birthday is today.

Peregrinator

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In honor of which, I offer this timeless wisdom from the man:

"Beware the leader who bangs the drum 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 patriotism, will offer up all of their rights to the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Julius Caesar."
 
Birthday or not, I fucking hate his pizza.







Sorry. Somebody was going to say it.
 
Peregrinator said:
In honor of which, I offer this timeless wisdom from the man:

"Beware the leader who bangs the drum 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 patriotism, will offer up all of their rights to the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Julius Caesar."


I'm glad Caesar recognized what he had done. I think he must be Bushs hero.
 
DevilishTexan said:
I like the way the people dealt with crappy politicians back in the day.

Yes something must be said for justice.
 
I come to bury Ceaser, not to praise him.

Cause he's, like, been dead for an awful long time and it's about time someone did something with the body.

Yours, taking you under,

Euty
 
"Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that 'Caesar'?
Why should that name be sounded more than yours?
Write them together, yours is as fair a name;
Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well;
Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em,
Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.
Now, in the names of all the gods at once,
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed,
That he is grown so great? Age, thou art shamed!"

Cassius
Julius Caesar Act I , scene 3.
 
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