ubernoir wrote:
the political lesson of Rome is don't let the Republic fall and have a series of dictators who promise stability and do morally dubious acts "for the good of the republic" when the republic no longer really exists
the Republic fell because people chose short term stability over liberty

Sorry, I'm missing how this separates Rome from W/Dick. Doesn't that comment bear striking similarity to now?

RE: FT.com / World - Learn from the fall of Rome, US Comptroller warns