[extropy-chat] Saving the Roman Empire...

[Mike Lorrey]

--- The Avantguardian <avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>      For you to excuse the excesses of wealthy heirs
> would be like some citizen of the Roman empire on the
> verge of collapse saying, "Oh it's ok if Commodus is
> the emperor even though he's a murderous moron, his
> father Marcus Aurelius was a fine man, and the worst
> that could happen is that the Praetorian Guard will
> kill him." Yes... but not until Commodus had destroyed
> any hope of saving the Empire.

If one mans incompetence could destroy an empire, then it needed destroying....

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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