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rome purpose genius
Genius, when employed in works whose tendency it is to demoralize and to degrade us, should be contemplated with abhorrence rather than with admiration; such a monument of its power, may indeed be stamped with immortality, but like the Coliseum at Rome, we deplore its magnificence because we detest the purposes for which it was designed. Charles Caleb Colton
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America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub. C. Wright Mills
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Take it in what sense thou wilt. William Shakespeare
rome london pavement
Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere... terrible! In London, it is the same. Every pavement is uneven. Bernardo Bertolucci
rome europe curiosity
The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe is still threatened with a repetition of those calamities, which formerly oppressed the arms and institutions of Rome. Edward Gibbon
rome history evil
Whatever evils either reason or declamation have imputed to extensive empire, the power of Rome was attended with some beneficial consequences to mankind; and the same freedom of intercourse which extended the vices, diffused likewise the improvements of social life.
rome years cities
At the hour of midnight the Salerian gate was silently opened, and the inhabitants were awakened by the tremendous sound of the Gothic trumpet. Eleven hundred and sixty-three years after the foundation of Rome, the Imperial city, which had subdued and civilised so considerable a part of mankind, was delivered to the licentious fury of the tribes of Germany and Scythia.
rome america empires
America is the new Roman Empire. Remember what happened to Rome. Eddie Izzard
rome history people
The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.
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The potential supply disruption risk premium has already been built into the price and because there really is no immediate threat to supply ... prices are correcting downwards. Victor Shum
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The people who built this course for us were shocked by the prices we are going to charge. They said on the East Coast a course like this would cost between $10 and $15 per round.
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We are pretty much built out; our major highways are at capacity. But it's not all about roads. The lesson is a hard one to learn. We didn't learn lessons from Miami. You need to plan for it now. Learn those lessons early.
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We've all kind of built the department together and they are such a talented group. It is going to be hard for this group of kids to be done because they have been going non-stop for three years.
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We stress that Congressman Weller's relationships with various Indian tribes has been longstanding, built out of strong mutual support for a number of common causes.
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We stopped doing that about six episodes in -- even though we'd built nice big sets -- because it just stopped the storytelling cold.
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We started as a commercial entity; we built the business by competition.
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Wayne is the county that was built through the tremendous growth of business and manufacturing for a century, and now that's declined so the jobs have declined. People came here for jobs. They're leaving for jobs. It's as simple as that. Jim Rogers
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We want peaceful development, ... Stability and security of one country cannot be built on turbulence or crisis of another. Li Zhaoxing