Whats your saying, or quote you use?
#21
Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
#28
here are a couple my favorites
Lets go, you are dime holding up a dollar.
When you live on the edge you see more.
If someone says fvck you I respond with you will never go back to little boys.
Some is talking how they are going to do this and that I tell them well you got the easy part done you talked about .
Lets go, you are dime holding up a dollar.
When you live on the edge you see more.
If someone says fvck you I respond with you will never go back to little boys.
Some is talking how they are going to do this and that I tell them well you got the easy part done you talked about .
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The meaning of that is clear, but it's not historically accurate.
Romans loved meetings. That was the point. They abolished their monarchy in 509 BC, and soon established the Senate and the the two Assemblies. They ruled by meetings, i.e. by a republic, and never went to war without zillions of meetings first. (The Roman Republic is the system that the US government is based on.)
And they didn't kill all those who opposed them. Quite the opposite. If they couldn't resolve conflicts by renegotiating trade, then the fought quick, efficient wars, and then they either assimilated the conquered people, established them as a client state, or simply extended Roman citizenship. The "clemency of Caesar" became the policy that all Roman leaders practiced towards conquered peoples, and it was the inspiration for FDR and Churchill wen they considered how to govern a post-War Europe
In short, Rome succeeded because of their decision-making process and their ability to incorporate peoples from other cultures into their social model. And the Romans never did anything in a hurry. Augustus often said, 'Festina lente" ("Make haste, slowly.")
Romans loved meetings. That was the point. They abolished their monarchy in 509 BC, and soon established the Senate and the the two Assemblies. They ruled by meetings, i.e. by a republic, and never went to war without zillions of meetings first. (The Roman Republic is the system that the US government is based on.)
And they didn't kill all those who opposed them. Quite the opposite. If they couldn't resolve conflicts by renegotiating trade, then the fought quick, efficient wars, and then they either assimilated the conquered people, established them as a client state, or simply extended Roman citizenship. The "clemency of Caesar" became the policy that all Roman leaders practiced towards conquered peoples, and it was the inspiration for FDR and Churchill wen they considered how to govern a post-War Europe
In short, Rome succeeded because of their decision-making process and their ability to incorporate peoples from other cultures into their social model. And the Romans never did anything in a hurry. Augustus often said, 'Festina lente" ("Make haste, slowly.")