“Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the ‘new, wonderful good society’ which shall now be Rome, interpreted to mean ‘more money, more ease, more security.” —Cicero
“Behold, here you have a man who was ambitious to be king of the Roman People and master of the whole world; and he achieved it! The man who maintains that such an ambition is morally right is a madman; for he justifies the destruction of law and liberty and thinks their hideous and detestable suppression glorious.” —Cicero
GuestCartographer on April 11st, 2025 at 23:07 UTC »
Imagine being afraid of a portrait of a guy who hasn’t been in power for a decade.
fatkiddown on April 11st, 2025 at 23:11 UTC »
“Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the ‘new, wonderful good society’ which shall now be Rome, interpreted to mean ‘more money, more ease, more security.” —Cicero
“Behold, here you have a man who was ambitious to be king of the Roman People and master of the whole world; and he achieved it! The man who maintains that such an ambition is morally right is a madman; for he justifies the destruction of law and liberty and thinks their hideous and detestable suppression glorious.” —Cicero
Cityplanner1 on April 11st, 2025 at 23:12 UTC »
The funniest part is how the picture doesn’t fit properly and yet they jammed it in there anyway. Quite the allegory, isn’t it?