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Ava Kofman • Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
"No, no," said Crasedes. "Brassitus was a general in the Plenian armies. Are you familiar with them?"
"I am not."
"Oh, giant empire, existed about three thousand years ago. They had a civil war, arguing over whether the landowning classes should get two votes for every hectari they possessed, or three ... Silly thing, really. Brassitus came to power
... See moreWe live in an age of neo-Hobbism, and
Marilynne Robinson • The Death of Adam
In fact, the repeated references, in the version we have, to Catiline as if he were a foreign enemy (in Latin hostis) may well be one of the ways in which Cicero responded to his opponents: by referring to the conspirators as enemies of the state, he was implying that they did not deserve the protection of Roman law; they had lost their civic
... See moreMary Beard • SPQR
“We are agreed on this point. But I believe this man is critical. He’s dangerous,” Von Neumann said. “Precisely!” Aristotle said, nodding repeatedly. “We used to think he was a pure soldier, but is this the behavior of a soldier who acts in accordance with strict discipline and rules?” “He is indeed dangerous. His faith is rock-solid, he’s
... See moreCixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
Tiberius Gracchus