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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The harder they try to memorialize a forgettable nobody, the more I'm convinced that he deserved it. Remember Cato the Elder's famous quote about statues, and who has them.

[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

"I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one"