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“All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.”

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Cato the Elder, a Roman statesman, orator, and writer, was born in 234 BC and died in 149 BC. He is known for his steadfast moral stance and his opposition to the reforms of Marius, being a key figure in the late Roman Republic. more

“When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection. The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood, - a flourishing country should show its prosperity. "When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated)

“When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day. When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone, you should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.”

Ifs Should Has Beens Country Done Next House Fields Seasons Remains Wine Rounds Reports Farms Household Next Day Corn Crops Undone Country Houses

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Illustrated)

“Obviously, the state's responsibility should be to legislate rules for a well-ordered society. It has no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms of the nation.”

Should Wells States Individual Nations Responsibility Crime Duty Bedroom Creeps Prohibition Individual Rights

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“A country, after all, is not something you build as the pharaohs built the pyramids, and then leave standing there to defy eternity. A country is something that is built every day out of certain basic shared values.”

Country Certain Values Honor Integrity Built Standing Eternity Pyramids Standing There Pharaohs Shared Values

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“I would have to point out in the strongest terms the autocracy of the Liberal structure and the cowardice of its members. I have never seen in all my examination of politics so degrading a spectacle as that of all these Liberals turning their coats in unison with their Chief, when they saw the chance to take power.”

Term Chance Saws Members Structure Chiefs Strongest Cowardice Coats Examination Degrading Unison Autocracy

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so choose. Bilingualism is an imposition on the state and not the citizens.”

Ifs States Language Goes On Citizens Six Imposition Bilingualism

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“There is but one way left to save a classic; to give up revering him and use him for our own salvation.”

Way Giving Use Left Giving Up Salvation One Way Classic

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

“Liberalism is the philosophy for our time, because it does not try to conserve every tradition of the past, because it does not apply to new problems the old doctrinaire solutions, because it is prepared to experiment and innovate and because it knows that the past is less important than the future.”

Knows Trying Doe Important Philosophy Problem Past Solutions Tradition Prepared Experiments Our Time Liberalism

Author:Pierre Trudeau

“Canada regards herself as responsible to all mankind for the peculiar ecological balance that now exists so precariously in the water, ice and land areas of the Arctic archipelago. We do not doubt for a moment that the rest of the world would find us at fault, and hold us liable, should we fail to ensure adequate protection of that environment from pollution or artificial deterioration.”

“Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. Or better, let us consider them cancelled. Coldly, let us be intelligent.”

Break Intelligent Taboo Totems

Book:Approaches to Politics

Source: Approaches to Politics

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