Swift Calculated Tyranny
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
— Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)
Gladiators Gain the Upper Hand and Thumb Uppers
Swift Calculated Tyranny
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
— Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)
The titled responsion is observing the preemptive nature of the strike.
The approach of the tyrannical ruler is barbaric self-revealing brought to the surface for us all to remember. Not all madness is created equally. Absurd at times, yet ironically pragmatic, however perverse.
Gaining Weight!
They also serve who only stand and wait.
— John Milton (1608-1674)
The titled responsion refers to the thermal mass of thought that bears no heat, a weight that bears no group.
Stay and wait; I dare you. See what happens. This is the blind leading the blind, otherwise known as climate change denialism.
Historical Evolution
The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
— Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
The titled responsion is...
Where do you live?
When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.
— Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964)
For me, Milledgeville was kind of hard to say out loud. Try breaking it up as follows; Mill-edge-Ville. Now comes the awkward part.
Do as you did? Why would Flannery choose such a clear violation of grammar? And for the sake of what? Adding a "have" would solve the problem, that is IF (and that's a big if). Flannery is trying to point out the difference between the haves and the have-nots. The have-nots will always be outsiders if they carry ignorance around, like passports.
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