It is not surprising to us that Mr. BizzaroSuperDude, a known hater of academia, not only would be guilty of petty plagiarism, but to be ignorant of ancient literature as well, so much so as to be not able to spot a fake quotation from Cicero.
Common sense and sound policy conflict with politicians' self interest, desire, and goals; thus, History repeats itself to our ruination.
So, what have we learned in 2,065 years?
"The budget should be balanced; the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."
- Marcus Tulius Cicero -55 BC
Well, evidently nothing.
Where you been 'zaro?
Taylor Caldwell made up the line in his fiction book 'A Pillar of Iron'.
http://managerialecon.blogspot.com/2008/10/those-who-ignore-history_5507.html
Nevermind that you stole your entire post after the first sentence from another board. (oops, excuse me, you added the word 'So' at the top and 'Well' at the end.)
He did however say:
"I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war."
In other words..."How dare the slaves revolt!" Quite a guy to look up to.
LOL, Given that the whole thing is on thousands of websites, it must be in the public domain by now, eh?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=f74&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22what+have+we+learned+in+2%2C065+years%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
It is not surprising to us that Mr. BizzaroSuperDude, a known hater of academia, not only would be guilty of petty plagiarism, but to be ignorant of ancient literature as well, so much so as to be not able to spot a fake quotation from Cicero.
it can be better, it can contribute to society, it can support order, it can act more as a participant than a leech.
as to the fake quotation.... ok, so that was false, but there are plenty of examples where "the end is near due to the decay of civilization" cries are actual historical fact... and that does go back quite a bit...