Journal Philip K Dickhead's Journal: "Strange times are these... 5
...in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school. And the one man that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool."
-- Plato
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"Strange times are these...
Saliva causes cancer, but only if swallowed in small amounts over a long period of time. -- George Carlin
Nothing new under the sun... (Score:2)
When you consider Plato lived about 2450 years ago, you start to realize that the nature of civilization hasn't changed much.
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Every civilization has it's rise, glory and fall. Every stinkin' last one of them. The hubris of people these days thinking that "it can't/won't happen here is astounding.
Modern empires won't fall the way they used to, though. The "average" person may not even notice the changing of the guard.
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s/civilization/empire/ ... although the same theory may be true for civilizations, too. Dunno.