This is good: (and an Op Ed in the LA times that references Jefferson and Adams)
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I sometimes fear I am coming of age in a dying republic. Everywhere I turn the foundational values of America -- open discourse, constitutional integrity, restricted government -- seem to be eroding.
read the whole thing.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-klavan-cicero-john-adams-millennial-activism-20141006-story.html
A good read.
I wish I had paid more attention in Latin class, but what I did retain is something of a treasure. Removing study of the classics in their original texts is somewhat reminiscent of New Speak, in a way. We've culturally lobotomized ourselves by excising their study. Reading Caesar and Cicero and the others of that era in the Roman Republic was sort of like the Apr 19 story wakeup call for met at least... It drove home that while history may not repeat itself, it often rhymes...
An excellent read! Thanks for sharing!
--gb
I'll add my thanks, also!
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Wow! An excellent piece, and in the LA Times no less. This is a very good sign.
A free ebook containing Cicero's political works can be found here:
http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/546
I put a link to the Online Library of Liberty in all my AAR's.
UL
Invite him to a shoot or a Libertyseed.
Quote from: dreamerofdreams on October 07, 2014, 09:10:58 AM
Invite him to a shoot or a Libertyseed.
Thought of that, but he is living in England.
UL