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16th Dec '12 10:43:10 PM karstovich2

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* The Roman ''fasces'', a bundle of reeds, draws on the same symbolism (one reed breaks, a bundle doesn't). (The widely-known variant with the axe inside wasn't strictly required, and indeed the blade had to be removed in certain parts of Rome.) These ''fasces'' were carried by the Lictors, consular bodyguards. This had a peculiar impact later on: On one hand, the association of Rome with [[TheRomanRepublic republicanism]] and its embodiment of a republican principle (that the people together are stronger) led various modern Western republics (including France and the United States) to adopt the fasces as a symbol of republican (as opposed to monarchical) values; many of these symbols remain today (including the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_France French national emblem]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate Seal of the US Senate]], and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Mace of the US House of Representatives]].[[note]]It also shows up subtly in the Lincoln Memorial: look at the arms on Uncle Abe's chair.[[/note]] On the other hand, it is also the origin of the word 'fascism', an ideology that puts a lot of emphasis on enforced unity.

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* The Roman ''fasces'', a bundle of reeds, draws on the same symbolism (one reed breaks, a bundle doesn't). (The widely-known variant with the axe inside wasn't strictly required, and indeed the blade had to be removed in certain parts of Rome.) These ''fasces'' were carried by the Lictors, consular bodyguards. This had a peculiar impact later on: On one hand, the association of Rome with [[TheRomanRepublic republicanism]] and its embodiment of a republican principle (that the people together are stronger) led various modern Western republics (including France and the United States) to adopt the fasces as a symbol of republican (as opposed to monarchical) values; many of these symbols remain today (including the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem_of_France French national emblem]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate Seal of the US Senate]], and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Mace of the US House of Representatives]].[[note]]It also shows up subtly in the Lincoln Memorial: look at the arms on Uncle Abe's chair.[[/note]] On the other hand, it is also the origin of the word 'fascism', an ideology that puts a lot of emphasis on enforced unity.

16th Dec '12 10:42:19 PM karstovich2

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* The Roman ''fasces'', a bundle of reeds, draws on the same symbolism (one reed breaks, a bundle doesn't). (The widely-known variant with the axe inside wasn't strictly required, and indeed the blade had to be removed in certain parts of Rome.) These ''fasces'' were carried by the Lictors, consular bodyguards. This had a peculiar impact later on: On one hand, the association of Rome with [[TheRomanRepublic republicanism]] and its embodiment of a republican principle (that the people together are stronger) led various modern Western republics (including France and the United States) to adopt the fasces as a symbol of republican (as opposed to monarchical) values; many of these symbols remain today (including the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Coat_of_arms_of_France French national emblem]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate Seal of the US Senate]], and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Mace of the US House of Representatives]].[[note]]It also shows up subtly in the Lincoln Memorial: look at the arms on Uncle Abe's chair.[[/note]] On the other hand, it is also the origin of the word 'fascism', an ideology that puts a lot of emphasis on enforced unity.

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16th Dec '12 10:41:52 PM karstovich2

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* The Roman ''fasces'', a bundle of reeds, draws on the same symbolism (one reed breaks, a bundle doesn't). (The widely-known variant with the axe inside wasn't strictly required, and indeed the blade had to be removed in certain parts of Rome.) These ''fasces'' were carried by the Lictors, consular bodyguards. This had a peculiar impact later on: On one hand, the association of Rome with [[TheRomanRepublic republicanism]] and its embodiment of a republican principle (that the people together are stronger) led various modern Western republics (including France and the United States) to adopt the fasces as a symbol of republican (as opposed to monarchical) values; many of these symbols remain today (including the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Coat_of_arms_of_France French national emblem]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate Seal of the US Senate]], and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Mace of the US House of Representatives]].[[note]]It also shows up subtly in the Lincoln Memorial: look at the arms on Uncle Abe's chair.[[/note]] On the other hand, it is also the origin of the word 'fascism', an ideology that puts a lot of emphasis on enforced unity.

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14th Dec '12 1:21:21 PM TelephoneMan

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