For better than two millennia, politicians have invoked classical - TopicsExpress



          

For better than two millennia, politicians have invoked classical Greek and Roman literature to construct, defend, and challenge ideologies of power. On Thursday, November 20, Senator Ted Cruz channeled his inner Cicero and delivered his own rendition of “In Catilinam (Against Catiline)” to denounce President Obama’s planned executive actions on immigration reform. Is Cicero really the best symbol to defend our Constitution? The next time Senator Cruz feels inspired to deliver a public reading on the Senate floor, he might be on safer ground if he returns to reciting Dr. Seuss. theatlantic/politics/archive/2014/11/ted-cruz-confused-about-cicero/383066/
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 03:42:22 +0000

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