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Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as… — Arthur Erickson Copy Share Image
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“the emperor had chewed off his balls and stuffed a one-way ticket to the Black Sea up his rectum [Marcus Corvinus explains… — David Wishart Copy Share Image
OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“I found out later than even an education and a cushioned introduction to power cannot make a great leader.” — Fredrik Nath Copy Share Image
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We stand todaybefore the awful proposition: either the triumph of imperialism and the destruction of all culture, and, as in ancient Rome,… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
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From food trucks to hot dog stands to county fair favorites, 'street food' has enjoyed a rich and storied history in American… — Homaro Cantu Copy Share Image
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I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all. I scribbled all my opinions on… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“I despised myself for my weakness. I may have dreamed all my youth of life as a horse-trader like my father; I… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die: but… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“ Rome: Did You Know This? Rome is often called the Eternal City. The spirits of ancient civilizations live on in monuments… — Jean F. Blashfield Copy Share Image
Geological facts being of an historical nature, all attempts to deduce a complete knowledge of them merely from their still, subsisting consequences,… — Richard Kirwan Copy Share Image
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“[Christians] are people such as the world has not seen hitherto, and their teaching is of a kind that the world has… — Henryk Stanczyk Copy Share Image
Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome. — Michael Mandelbaum Copy Share Image
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