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->''Among the savage and noble red men of America, the chief was selected because of his superior wisdom, or sagacity, or because he was more brave and daring than his fellows. There was some sense in that. But in our civilized communities the chief of the nation is usually more stupid than one half of his subjects, and is king merely because he was borned of a king and a queen."
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->"Among the savage and noble red men of America, the chief was selected because of his superior wisdom, or sagacity, or because he was more brave and daring than his fellows. There was some sense in that. But in our civilized communities the chief of the nation is usually more stupid than one half of his subjects, and is king merely because he was borned of a king and a queen."
-->'''Ross Winn''', ''Winn's Firebrand'', 1903
->"Among the savage and noble red men of America, the chief was selected because of his superior wisdom, or sagacity, or because he was more brave and daring than his fellows. There was some sense in that. But in our civilized communities the chief of the nation is usually more stupid than one half of his subjects, and is king merely because he was borned of a king and a queen."
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->''It is a feature of powerful military empires that they like to romanticise their victims and luxuriate guiltily in the pathos of their suffering. ''
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->''It is a feature of powerful military empires that they like to romanticise their victims and luxuriate guiltily in the pathos of their suffering. ''
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->''But sometimes we must '''fight'''. The Romans disturb the gods, they burn the forests. They take what is ours: wives, children, land. And the Romans talk of how they will "help" us and "protect" us. They put us to sleep with golden promises; when we wake, all we had is gone, stolen! They take ''our'' sons and turn them into little Romans! Hah!''\\
->''So we fight to keep what is ours. What must'' '''''stay''''' ''ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans! Men of stone and iron and '''lies'''!'' ''There can be only '''war!'''''
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->''So we fight to keep what is ours. Whatmust'' '''''stay''''' ''ours! must stay ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans! Men of stone and iron and '''lies'''!'' ''There can be only '''war!'''''
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So we fight to keep what is ours. What must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans! Men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only ''war!
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--> — '''Creator/RobertEHoward''', "Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant"
-> Before my grandfather's grandfather was born, this was ''our'' land. These are our good places. Our gods live here, in the trees and rivers. They watch over us. We are happy. We hunt, we love, we have families, homes, and good life.
->But sometimes we must ''fight''. The Romans disturb the gods, they burn the forests. They take what is ours: wives, children, land. And the Romans talk of how they will "help" us and "protect" us. They put us to sleep with golden promises; when we wake, all we had is gone, stolen! They take ''our'' sons and turn them into little Romans! Hah!
->So we fight to keep what is ours. What must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans! Men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only ''war!''
--> - The [[BarbarianTribe Gaul]] opening of ''{{VideoGame/Rome Total War}}''
-> Before my grandfather's grandfather was born, this was ''our'' land. These are our good places. Our gods live here, in the trees and rivers. They watch over us. We are happy. We hunt, we love, we have families, homes, and good life.
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->So we fight to keep what is ours. What must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans! Men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only ''war!''
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->''But sometimes we must ''fight''. The Romans disturb the gods, they burn the forests, they take what is ours: wives, children, land. And the Romans talk of how they will "help" us and protect us, they put us to sleep with golden promises; when we wake, all we had is gone, stolen! They take ''our'' sons and turn them into little Romans, hah!''
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->'' Before my grandfather's grandfather was born, this was our land. These are our good places. Our gods live here, in the trees and rivers, they watch over us. We are happy. We hunt, we love, we have families, homes, and good life. But sometimes we must ''fight''. The Romans disturb the gods, they burn the forests, they take what is ours: wives, children, land. And the Romans talk of how they will "help" us and protect us, they put us to sleep with golden promises; when we wake, all we had is gone, stolen! They take ''our'' sons and turn them into little Romans, hah! So we fight to keep what is ours, what must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans, men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only war!''
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->''So we fight to keep what is ours, what must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans, men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only war!''
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life. But sometimes we must ''fight''. The Romans disturb the gods, they burn the forests, they take what is ours: wives, children, land. And the Romans talk of how they will "help" us and protect us, they put us to sleep with golden promises; when we wake, all we had is gone, stolen! They take ''our'' sons and turn them into little Romans, hah! So we fight to keep what is ours, what must ''stay'' ours! There can be no peace! No peace with Romans, men of stone and iron and ''lies''! There can be only war!''
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