Re: Caeser

It seems the quote is not actually Caeser's.  According to others who have responded to my posting, it may be an urban legend.  Here are some sites that others have provided me which discuss this.  If you want info on the actual source of this quote check out the third site below.  Khaldoun

http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/talk:Julius_Caesar

http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/bl-caesar-quote.htm

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/war-rightsquote.htm

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/caesar.htm

 

 

Syed Khurram Husain wrote:

> Do you have a source from where you got this quote? Its been circulated 
> before on this listserve, but the person who did so could not confirm 
> whether it was indeed Julius Caeser was indeed the author. 
>
>
> Khurram Husain
>
>
> > "Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the
> > citizenry into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
> > double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the
> > mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the
> > blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
> > need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry,
> > infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their
> > rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? Because this is
> > what I have done. And I am Caeser."
> > 
> > Julius Caeser
> > 
> > 
> > 
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