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Tyranny is far the worst of treasons
The Two Foscari ^
| 1821
| George Gordon, Lord Byron
Posted on 09/29/2013 5:38:03 AM PDT by heartwood
...Tyranny
Is far the worst of treasons. Dost thou deem
None rebels except subjects? The prince who
Neglects or violates his trust is more
A brigand than the robber-chief.
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posted on
09/29/2013 5:38:03 AM PDT
by
heartwood
To: heartwood
Romania knew, at last, how to deal with it.
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posted on
09/29/2013 5:49:58 AM PDT
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama: the bearded lady of the Muslim Brotherhood))
To: heartwood
What is that from?
I read a little before and after and I'm interested
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posted on
09/29/2013 6:19:25 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: knarf
A play called The Two Foscari. I came across the quote while looking for another passage of Byron's - the play is based on the history of one of the Venetian Doges, who signed his son's sentence for exile for the crime of treason. That is the limit of my knowledge - and that from Wikipedia.
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posted on
09/29/2013 6:59:52 AM PDT
by
heartwood
To: heartwood
Vote fraud should be a capital offense.
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