from johnikus kerrius, roman senator in 214 bc
"i voted for the 87 billion cesterces to fund the war on hannibal before i voted against it"
as we can see, every nation has had problems with flip-floppers.
QUOTE FROM A HISTORY BOOK. hilarious!!
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A reporter cornered George W. Bush at a press conference:
"Many say the only reason why you would be elected for President is due to the enormous power and influence of your father."
"That notion is ridiculous!" mocked George Jr. "It doesn't matter how powerful the man is. He can only vote once!"
"Many say the only reason why you would be elected for President is due to the enormous power and influence of your father."
"That notion is ridiculous!" mocked George Jr. "It doesn't matter how powerful the man is. He can only vote once!"
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On researching this, I find that the Senator quoted was GAIVS IOANNIS CERRIVS, in response to Senator CICERO's repeated declaration, at the end of every oration, that "DELENDA EST CARTAGO" ("Carthage must be destroyed").
Cicero got his wish, despite Cerrivs' consistent voting record against funding the "Martivs Civilvs" (citizen-soldier legions) of the Republic.
Remember, ancient Latin had no "K", but only the "hard C" sound; there was no "J", but "I" pronounced as a "Y" or "EE", and the "V" was always pronounced as a "U". This didn't change until the early Middle Ages due to Frankish influences.
Pop quiz on Friday, kiddies!
Cicero got his wish, despite Cerrivs' consistent voting record against funding the "Martivs Civilvs" (citizen-soldier legions) of the Republic.
Remember, ancient Latin had no "K", but only the "hard C" sound; there was no "J", but "I" pronounced as a "Y" or "EE", and the "V" was always pronounced as a "U". This didn't change until the early Middle Ages due to Frankish influences.
Pop quiz on Friday, kiddies!
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