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The Emperor Constantine on death and corrupt government officials
Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine ^
| ~ A.D. 340
| Eusebius
Posted on 08/26/2009 11:32:28 AM PDT by Antoninus
Taken from The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine by Eusebius Pamphilus:
Chapter XXX.—That he marked out before a Covetous Man the Measure of a Grave, and so put him to Shame.
On one occasion he thus personally addressed one of his courtiers: “How far, my friend, are we to carry our inordinate desires?” Then drawing the dimensions of a human figure with a lance which he happened to have in his hand, he continued: “Though thou couldst obtain the whole wealth of this world, yea, the whole world itself, thou wilt carry with thee at last no more than this little spot which I have marked out, if indeed even that be thine.”
Such were the words and actions of this blessed prince; and though at the time he failed to reclaim any from their evil ways, yet notwithstanding the course of events afforded evident proof that his admonitions were more like Divine prophecies than mere words.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: constantine; democrats; edwardkennedy; romanhistory
In light of today's events, I thought this quote was apt.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:32:28 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
To: Antoninus
Marc Antony: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:37:36 AM PDT
by
roses of sharon
(It is not actual suffering but a taste of better things which excites people to revolt: Hoffer)
To: Antoninus
Ted didn’t seem to give a hoot whether a desire was “inordinate” or just plain evil.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:40:07 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Barack Obama is a political suicide bomber and the Rats are political arsonists.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Ted didn’t seem to give a hoot whether a desire was “inordinate” or just plain evil.
Indeed. But he and his ilk do need frequent reminding that though they plunder the whole world of its wealth, they will only end up in a pine box like the the meanest pauper.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:42:41 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(Sarah Palin will soon have more fans on Facebook than most major newspapers have readers.)
To: Antoninus
his admonitions were more like Divine prophecies than mere words.Ted Sorensen, is that you?
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:46:20 AM PDT
by
Romulus
(The Latin Mass is the real Youth Mass)
To: Antoninus
They view their earthly legacy as their wealth. Never mind that it was wrongheaded or worse — they had clout to make a dent in history.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:46:46 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Barack Obama is a political suicide bomber and the Rats are political arsonists.)
To: Romulus
Ted Sorensen, is that you?
LOL. Eusebius did tend to go overboard in his adulation.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:48:10 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(Sarah Palin will soon have more fans on Facebook than most major newspapers have readers.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
They view their earthly legacy as their wealth. Never mind that it was wrongheaded or worse — they had clout to make a dent in history.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, it's my firm belief that guys like Ted Kennedy will be judged much more harshly by future historians than they are by pathetic media flukies today. He will be fingered as a symptom and a harbinger of the fall of the American republic.
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posted on
08/26/2009 11:51:42 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(Sarah Palin will soon have more fans on Facebook than most major newspapers have readers.)
To: Antoninus
I can’t think of any death that has been more gratifying. Maybe Saddam Hussein’s.
Naaah.
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