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“The Romans were a nation of homebodies. when they bestirred themselves at all, it was only to go and kill some other Italians.”
― The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled
― The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled
“I can't remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort of the ultimate concession; you're saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it's not literally illegal to express.”
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“He had also learned that there is no use murdering people; there are always so many left, and if you tried to murder them all you would never get anything else done.”
― The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled
― The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled
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