SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011
POLITICAL PISTACHIO
My buddy Arkady Faktorovich sent me this one:
What we have learned in 2,064 years.....
What we have learned in 2,064 years.....
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." --- Cicero - 55 BC & E L 2011
So, apparently we have learned ------- NOTHING!!!
Note: The quote above is slightly different than the original, but the point is the same. The actual quote is: "The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall."
Cicero nailed it. In fact, the Founding Fathers were big fans of Cicero (whose writings were in Latin, and many of the founders were fluent in a number of languages, some of them in Latin).
The Founding Fathers looked to Rome - Republican Rome - during their research. Sure, Greece, and Slovenia's short independence hundreds of years earlier, were also considerations, as well as Israel (from which the basic building blocks of our government come from). Cicero's writings were exactly in line with what the goals of the founders were, so they drew from them often.
In today's liberal dominated education system, Cicero has all but vanished from the curriculum.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Quote from Cicero of Ancient Rome about Balancing the Budget, Reducing Public Debt, and Curtailing Foreign Assistance - Truth! or Fiction!
What did the Founding Fathers learn from Cicero? - American Creation
Israel and the Founding Fathers: "Structuring a New Government" The 5000 Year Leap - by W. Cleon Skousen
Note: The quote above is slightly different than the original, but the point is the same. The actual quote is: "The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall."
Cicero nailed it. In fact, the Founding Fathers were big fans of Cicero (whose writings were in Latin, and many of the founders were fluent in a number of languages, some of them in Latin).
The Founding Fathers looked to Rome - Republican Rome - during their research. Sure, Greece, and Slovenia's short independence hundreds of years earlier, were also considerations, as well as Israel (from which the basic building blocks of our government come from). Cicero's writings were exactly in line with what the goals of the founders were, so they drew from them often.
In today's liberal dominated education system, Cicero has all but vanished from the curriculum.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Quote from Cicero of Ancient Rome about Balancing the Budget, Reducing Public Debt, and Curtailing Foreign Assistance - Truth! or Fiction!
What did the Founding Fathers learn from Cicero? - American Creation
Israel and the Founding Fathers: "Structuring a New Government" The 5000 Year Leap - by W. Cleon Skousen
Political Pistachio
Ah, it's summertime! A time for family gatherings and picnics! Last weekend my family visited and we enjoyed one heck of a good time catching up on news and eating good food. But, as anyone knows, when expecting guests, you need to prepare ahead of time and get out some of those old recipes (or try a new one!). Sometimes, adding a few new ingredients to an old recipe does wonders to spicing things up a bit.Politics is like a recipe - you need the right ingredients to make things work properly.
Right now, we have chaos in Washington, DC between the House and Senate and add to the mix a President without a "Plan" and that spells total disaster!
Mr. President, your "guests" are waiting and you have nothing to serve them - nothing but your same old, tired, worn-out speeches and all the "Twitter" messages you and your "followers" can muster up give Americans a bad taste in their mouths! How about trying something new - you definitely need a new recipe (Plan). The clock is ticking, sir ...... .....
Bee Sting
