Vincent B. Davis II > Quotes

“It is not death which is difficult to escape, gentlemen; no, it is far more difficult to escape wickedness, which pursues us more swiftly.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, The Man With Two Names

“and Rome’s fat nobility are gorging themselves on the blood of the Republic, and I’m not so sure this great state will survive many more attacks from the likes of Jugurtha”
― Vincent B. Davis II, The Man With Two Names

“How, sir?” “They enact measures the people desire. So the plebs in the street clamor that their freedom isn’t being stolen—nay they are gaining it because of his measures! And Tiberius and his lot fanned this flame, so that he became the only elected official who protected the rights of the people, while the mean old Senate was condemning them. But that is how they lull people into a slumber! Then, once power is seized, they will do whatever is necessary to ensure that it is secured! They no longer need the approval of mere proletariats—they use violence to ensure their victory.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, The Man With Two Names

“They say the fool is an orphan but the wise man has many fathers.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, Whom Gods Destroy

“greet this day with gratitude for my life and the many blessings therein.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, Whom Gods Destroy

“There comes a time, Sertorius, when a man must decide: is it better to be a bad man and accomplish good things, or be a good man and accomplish nothing?”
― Vincent B. Davis II, The Man With Two Names

“If we continue down this path, if we continue to follow divisive men who seek to tear our citizens apart rather than bring them together…this Republic will fall.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, Bodies in the Tiber

“That’s what happens when you’re away fighting in the legions! City life continues even if we believe it froze in time with a sight of medusa.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, Bodies in the Tiber

“The Populares run for the rights and authority of the people, and they use the tribunes as their base of power. The Optimates stand for the nobility, and their bulwark is the senate. Then, of course, there are the moderates who play to both sides and usually antagonize both.”
― Vincent B. Davis II, Bodies in the Tiber

“Is it better to be a bad man and accomplish great things, or be a great man and accomplish nothing?”
― Vincent B. Davis II, The Man With Two Names