Tacitus, attributing these words to Calgacus of Caledonia:
“You have not tasted servitude. There is no land beyond us and even the sea is no safe refuge when we are threatened by the Roman fleet….We are the last people on earth, and the last to be free: our very remoteness in a land known only to rumour has protected us up till this day. Today the furthest bounds of Britain lie open—and everything unknown is given an inflated worth. But now there is no people beyond us, nothing but tides and rocks and, more deadly than these, the Romans. It is no use trying to escape their arrogance by submission or good behaviour. They have pillaged the world: when the land has nothing left for men who ravage everything, they scour the sea. If an enemy is rich, they are greedy, if he is poor, they crave glory. Neither East nor West can sate their appetite. They are the only people on earth to covet wealth and poverty with equal craving. They plunder, they butcher, they ravish, and call it by the lying name of ‘empire’. They make a desert and call it ‘peace’.
B 8671 about 2 years ago
The world could learn from Ukraine.
rekam Premium Member about 2 years ago
Hopefully, Russia will never succeed with Putin’s plan.
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 2 years ago
Nicely done, sir!
bblosser about 2 years ago
Really love your work, Mr. Bennett!
Zebrastripes about 2 years ago
War destroys all beauty
For a Just and Peaceful World about 2 years ago
Russian peace treaty logic.
Year One: We will stop bombing your country if you give half of your country to Russia.
Year Two: We will stop bombing your country if you give the other half of your country to Russia.
Kip Williams about 2 years ago
Need stem cells, stat!
charliekane about 2 years ago
Tacitus, attributing these words to Calgacus of Caledonia:
“You have not tasted servitude. There is no land beyond us and even the sea is no safe refuge when we are threatened by the Roman fleet….We are the last people on earth, and the last to be free: our very remoteness in a land known only to rumour has protected us up till this day. Today the furthest bounds of Britain lie open—and everything unknown is given an inflated worth. But now there is no people beyond us, nothing but tides and rocks and, more deadly than these, the Romans. It is no use trying to escape their arrogance by submission or good behaviour. They have pillaged the world: when the land has nothing left for men who ravage everything, they scour the sea. If an enemy is rich, they are greedy, if he is poor, they crave glory. Neither East nor West can sate their appetite. They are the only people on earth to covet wealth and poverty with equal craving. They plunder, they butcher, they ravish, and call it by the lying name of ‘empire’. They make a desert and call it ‘peace’.