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Ep. 43: What America Can Learn from the Roman Republic

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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Roman Virtue - I'm Not a Senator's Son

In rome, where combat was clearly more perilous, there were all kinds of famous roman generals and consuls who would go off to war and die. You weren't going to get that job without having some significant military experience as part of the gig. So whatever motivations you had, it might all tie together with wanting to be the biggest, best, highest achiever. It's like that old credence clear witt revival song. I ain't no senator's son.

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