“To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just another attempt to disguise one’s unmanly character; ability to understand the question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action; fanatical unthusiasm was the mark of a real man … Anyone who held violent opinions could always be trusted, and anyone who objected to them became a suspect.”
- The quote is translated from Thucydides, the Father of History, writing about the day in 415 B.C. when Athens sent its glorious fleet off to destruction in Sicily.
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- Feb 11, ’12 atxryan: @pamelafox I’ve used it to store and quickly load product data in catalog browsing. What were your two interesting discoveries?
- Feb 10, ’12 atxryan: @amcclosky That looks promising. Where is that? It looks like the hideout behind the sign.
- Feb 10, ’12 atxryan: @BaldMan @BarCampATX I concur! I’d love to discuss at Tuesday’s @RefreshAustin.
- Feb 10, ’12 Untitled (http://i.imgur.com/Lus4Y.png)
- Feb 10, ’12 atxryan: RT @steveklabnik: Oh god it’s so true it hurts: http://t.co/zElbuc0t
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