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To: davikkm
The Roman republic used dictators off and on to defeat invading armies, yet kept themselves free.

It is a shame our Framers didn't at least consider the office of dictator.

Dictators and Republics Part I.

17 posted on 06/07/2017 4:22:17 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Jacquerie

Prior to the destruction of Carthage the “dictator office” seemed to sort of work for the Roman Republic. After the destruction the Republic was awash with wealth, so later dictators surrendered power with increasing reluctance (Thinking of Marius, Sulla finally Caesar!) until finally Caesar Julius & Octavian (Augustus) said to themselves, ‘What the heck I’m keeping it all!’

Anyway that’s my interpretation! Also there was only one Cincinnatus! Find someone today who even knows the story of Cincinnatus. At the time of the Founding Fathers it was a well known story for even the most commonly educated.


20 posted on 06/07/2017 4:41:33 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Jacquerie
It is a shame our Framers didn't at least consider the office of dictator.

Or examine closely the danger of islam as a religion and as substitute for secular law, which had already proven its propensity for permanent two-legged barbaric behavior for over a thousand years.

28 posted on 06/07/2017 11:28:32 PM PDT by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT?)
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To: Jacquerie

Our Framers lived in a time that valued common sense and truth above feelings so it probably never occurred to them..


30 posted on 06/08/2017 10:49:25 AM PDT by Maverick68
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