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“Dragostea reprezintă revanșa și alibiul naturii într-o lume deja conștientă, și puțin rușinată, de viitorul ei mecanizat. Mitul dragostei, care avea să îmbogățească cinematografia, muzica ușoară, literatura și să devină celălalt și adevăratul opiu al poporului înainte de a se transforma, la capătul unui ultim avatar, într-o armă de luptă religioasă și politică, începea să intre în calculele mamelor și industriașilor.”

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“Toți copiii seamănă între ei, fiindcă cerințele vieții încă nu i-au viciat, nu i-au deformat. Se află în acea stare delicioasă în care totul le este făgăduit, dar nimic nu le este dat. Lumea e în așa fel alcătuită încât tot ce ni se întâmplă - și fericirea, și puterea, și succesul, și dragostea - este dinainte compromis prin uzură și degradare. Copiii nu știu nimic despre acest reflux al vieții. Ei se află încă în pragul ei, așteaptă, își țin răsuflarea, freamătă de o mare nerăbdare pe care sunt grăbiți s-o traducă în fapte.”

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“It seems likely that, for such ideas to work, participants must accept that politics can no longer be guided by absolutes, rather in the manner that conflict resolution in the Empire was about workable compromises, not questions of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Like current practice within the EU, the Empire relied on peer pressure, which was often more effective and less costly than coercion, and which functioned thanks to the broad acceptance of the wider framework and a common political culture. However, our review of the Empire has also revealed that these structures were far from perfect and could fail, even catastrophically. Success usually depended on compromise and fudge. Although outwardly stressing unity and harmony, the Empire in fact functioned by accepting disagreement and disgruntlement as permanent elements of its internal politics. Rather than providing a blueprint for today’s Europe, the history of the Empire suggests ways in which we might understand current problems more clearly.”

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“Imperial governance was programmatic in that it was guided by coherent ideals and goals. All kings and emperors – like modern governments – had to react to circumstances and improvise, but they were not simply at the mercy of events. The difference lies in what they were trying to achieve. ‘State’ and ‘nation’ were not yet clearly delineated concepts functioning as focused policy objectives. Kings and emperors were not state-or nation-builders, because no one felt either needed building. Medieval monarchs were expected to build churches and cathedrals. Otherwise, their role was primarily to uphold peace, justice and the honour of the Empire. Changing circumstances, like violence, rebellions, or invasions, were not seen as ‘problems’ to be ‘solved’ through new laws, better institutions, or more coherent frontiers. Most of the misunderstandings surrounding the Empire’s political history stem from attempts to impose anachronistic expectations on its rulers’ behaviour. For most of the Empire’s existence, imperial governance was guided by the prevailing ideals of good kingship. Imperial and royal powers were never explicitly delineated. It was accepted by the twelfth century that the emperor possessed exclusive prerogatives (jura caesarea reservata  ) largely relating to a clearer understanding of his position as feudal overlord. Subsidiary reserved powers (jura caesarea reservata limitata  ) could be exercised with the advice of great lords. These were identified more precisely from the mid-fourteenth century and included declarations of war and the imperial ban.”

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“Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Arthur: Be quiet! Dennis: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!”

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