| Quotes from Tacitus on Various Current Events |
 Quotes from Tacitus on Various Current Events
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Jul. 2nd, 2007 @ 11:18 am 
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Tacitus commenting on the Supreme Court of the U.S.:
"In every great precedent, there is some injustice." - Ann. XIV.44
Tacitus on George W. Bush:
"Indolence raised him to fame, as industry raises others." - Ann. XVI.18
Tacitus on the War in Iraq and U.S. relations with the Middle East and Latin America
"Theft, slaughter, and plunder they give the false name of empire." - Agr. 30
Tacitus reflecting on Iraq with reference to Vietnam:
"They make a wasteland and they call it peace." - Agr. 30
Tacitus writing about the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and other White House scandals such as Watergate, Irangate & Contragate,
"Only the insignificant and unimportant were punished." Ann. IV.36music: 2007-06-23 Mind Reading (Part 1 of 2): Neuroscience in the witness stand |
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