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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2024 by The Political Hat

I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.      A little … Continue reading →

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The Ides Of March

Posted on March 15, 2023 by The Political Hat

I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.      A little … Continue reading →

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The Ides Of March

Posted on March 15, 2022 by The Political Hat

I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.      A little … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2021 by The Political Hat

I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.      A little … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2020 by The Political Hat

Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2019 by The Political Hat

Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2018 by The Political Hat

Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2017 by The Political Hat

Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: … Continue reading →

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Two Senators, Millennia Apart, Speak Out Against Dictatorship

Posted on November 21, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Senator Ted Cruz demonstrated the timeless wisdom of the ancient Roman, Marcus Tullius Cicero, by reciting Cicero’s first oration against Catiline, with a few substitutions of names and terms such as “Obama” for “Catiline.” Tweet

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The Second Time As Farce

Posted on February 26, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Julius Caeser was assassinated because his dictatorship, in part, was seen as a grab for ultimate, and royal, power.  Augustus succeeded where Caeser did not because he kept the pretense of the Republic while consolidating power far in excess of … Continue reading →

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