Friday, April 18, 2008

Famous quote from Julius Caesar {100-44 BC}

"Beware of the leader who bangs 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 is 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 do it gladly so."

Julius Caesar {100-44 BC}

1 comment:

Ray Gratzner said...

Yes those romans where master of the speech, but where have I seen this kind of behaviour in the last years... I wonder. ;-)

which story should get the next chapter?

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