Lady Masquerade
Journeyman
Look into my eyes. Do you see who I see?
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Post by Lady Masquerade on Oct 8, 2010 10:41:56 GMT -5
So here it is. What have we learned in 2,064 years?
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero - 55 BC
So, evidently nothing.
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Post by rjrock85 on Oct 8, 2010 18:49:54 GMT -5
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Now to Rome's credit, they lasted a few centuries past the date on this quote. But they still fell under its own great weight, and the greatest army in the world couldn't hold back unkempt barbarians.
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