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"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear".
Marcus Tullius Cicero, circa 50 B.C.
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"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear".
Marcus Tullius Cicero, circa 50 B.C.
Hitlery the tratior - that works..
Speak softly and use a big bore...
Where's El Cid when we need him...
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Ttt for those yet in the quasi-waste land of indecision before Tuesday's throw down.
A no-vote or third party vote, however you justify it, is a vote for the guileful, treasonous one. It's not so much a pro-Trump thing but rather a repudiation of a whole corrupt system and group of people and a party and more..
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"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear".
Marcus Tullius Cicero, circa 50 B.C.
TTT - DRAIN THE SWAMP!
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If you have a Kindle, or a Kindle app on your computer, you can find books like the ones written by Tacitus, the Roman senator in the 1st century. They are free to download and very interesting in their similarities with our times.
"It's a source of great pride, that when I google my name, I find book titles and not mug shots." Daniel C. Chamberlain
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I have been thinking thoughts along these lines lately based on stuff the present emperor has been doing. Then, listening to an interview of the head of the GOA today, I realized that these ideas aren't mine alone.
Gun use and ownership has been unwittingly, and now even knowingly, affected by subversive legislation and riders which have a major effect how things are available. Simple EPA directives, for example, could completely change ammo legality, handling, availability. He stated he thought this wold likely be Hillary's MO if she gains the Whitehouse.
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Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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Great post and quote. Nothing has changed in the hearts of men since this was written. Your statement regarding no vote or 3rd party votes is indeed a vote against everything that our forefathers intended this republic to be. To bad most of the people who would vote this way either know not what they do or just do not respect the consequences of their actions.
I have been watching Game of Thrones recently. It is chocked full of treasonous bastards constantly wreaking havoc wherever they roam.
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