History just keeps repeating itself

[Fronic]

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

 

[HappyPuppy]

Started hitting the bong a little early today?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

*yawn*

CkG

 

[sMiLeYz]

It obviously worked...

 

[sMiLeYz]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
*yawn*

CkG

How about this for a quote:

"Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it."

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: sMiLeYz

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
*yawn*

CkG

How about this for a quote:

"Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it."

The reason I yawned was because this has been quoted since before the war, not because of it's supposed relevance to today.

CkG

 

[jjones]

There's nothing historical about that quote. It's attributed to neither Julius Caesar nor Shakespeare. Babs likes it though.

 

[etech]

Oh hell, if no one else is going to post the link to snopes I'll do it.

FALSE

Fronic, try checking your "facts" a little more before posting. It lowers the clutter of crap on the board.

small peeve.

Don't just post a quote. Post why you are posting it and what the relevance is.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: etech
Oh hell, if no one else is going to post the link to snopes I'll do it.

Sorry I couldn't find it right away and wasn't going to waste my time tracking it down again But thanks - it'll come in usefull next week when someone posts that quote again

CkG