Warning

The new generation, having inherited world mastery, had no time or inclination to defend it;  that readiness for war which had characterized the Roman landowner disappeared now that ownership was concentrated in a few families and a proletariat without stake in the country filled the slums of Rome.
—    Will Durant
From his book:  “The History of Civilization:  Caesar and Christ“
[A cautionary note to the 1%…    —    KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2014	Always More Productive
2013	Is Not
2012	Loosely Translated
2011	Your Opinions Are Not My Facts