When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
The biggest difference between ancient Rome and the USA is that in Rome the common man was treated like a dog. In America he sets the tone. This is the first country where the common man could stand erect.
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.
Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.