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“Facing a popular upsurge against their illegal land holdings, the oligarchs could not easily attack Tiberius’s law. So they attacked Tiberius himself. They took every opportunity to denounce him as a demagogue and tyrant who was intent upon crowning himself king.”
Can’t attack the message, so they attack the messenger
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Can’t attack the message, so they attack the messenger
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“It is a time-honored practice to blame “rash” and “provocative” reformers for the violence delivered upon them by reactionary forces.”
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« that is the inescapable essence of slavery: The degrading exploitation of one human being so that another may pursue whatever comforts and advantages wealth might confer. Ultimately, the same can be said of all exploitative class relations perpetrated by those who accumulate wealth for themselves by reducing others to poverty. »
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