His refusal to do anything to the people who lynched George might be comparable to an official in the early 20th century who might decry lynching but would not try to punish the lynchers even when their identities could be determined.
Exactly. One wonders how many modern politicians have studied Julian's tactics and considered them inspirational. It's amazing to me how many people now-days admire him.
4 posted on 04/11/2019 7:18:57 AM PDT by Antoninus
("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
Well, Julian gets good press (mostly) from Ammianus Marcellinus, the last major Roman historian writing in Latin, who was a pagan himself. Julian seems to have been an honest administrator (a rarity in the Roman Empire) and a competent general.
So, apart from the religious issue, he had some good points. "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?"