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It would be very convenient for the establishment if every revolutionary was obliged to throw themselves upon a pyre....
by Crito 12y ago
It would be very convenient for the establishment if every revolutionary was obliged to throw themselves upon a pyre....
- lotsofmangos 12y agoA friend of mine once commented that high treason is one of the only crimes on the books where the penalty for attempting it is infinitely higher than for succeeding, mainly because if you do succeed, you are then in charge of the country.
- wmf 12y agoWas your friend Shakespeare?
- lotsofmangos 12y agoNot last time I checked. I didn't know that this was from Shakespeare. I wonder where Shakespeare first heard it. edit - And just in case you are reading. Hi Ben, are you really Shakespeare in a wig?