A quotation from Cicero

There are greater forces and means for attacking than for defending the State. The reason is, that reckless and abandoned men need only a nod to set them moving, and their own natural disposition incites them against the State; while honest folk somehow or other show less activity, neglect the beginnings of movements, and are aroused to action at the last moment only by simple necessity; so that sometimes, owing to their hesitation and indolence, while they wish still to enjoy peace even with the loss of dignity, through their own fault they lose both.
 
[Maioribus praesidiis et copiis oppugnatur res publica quam defenditur, propterea quod audaces homines et perditi nutu impelluntur et ipsi etiam sponte sua contra rem publicam incitantur, boni nescio quo modo tardiores sunt et principiis rerum neglectis ad extremum ipsa denique necessitate excitantur, ita ut non numquam cunctatione ac tarditate, dum otium volunt etiam sine dignitate retinere, ipsi utrumque amittant.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 47 / sec. 100 (56-02 BC) [tr. Gardner (Loeb) (1958)]

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Reacting to the news that "Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping," Dan Pfeiffer wrote: "The obvious consequence of an idiotic war of choice waged by a tinpot dictator who spent more time designing a ballroom than planning the war he started."
#trump #recklessness #mismanagement #military copy: @renewedresistance

In response to the murder in Minnesota of Renee Good by a gunman in #ICE, Jon Favreau wrote: "The government is covering up the killing of an American citizen by one of its agents."
#mismanagement #injustice #extremism #recklessness #politics

"Trump’s post-truth agenda beaten back as Americans refuse to accept ICE lies. Effort to manipulate killing of Alex Pretti collapsed after footage torpedoed ‘domestic terrorist’ claim – could this be a turning point?":
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/trump-facts-ice-lies-alex-pretti-killing
#TrumpLiedPeopleDied #ICE #recklessness #mismanagement #politics copy: @renewedresistance

"The battle for American democracy is being fought in Minnesota":
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/minneapolis-ice-trump-homan-noem-walz-21316383.php
#ICE #extremism #recklessness #politics

616thatguy wrote this about ICE: "So basically, every other day someone has died in their custody. That’s intentional. That doesn’t happen by accident. If someone where I work died, we’d be having meetings for days and we’d have new protocols in place by the end of the week."
#PublicSafety #ICE #recklessness. #politics

"The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man ... This case makes clear that we can obtain civil accountability for the unlawful actions of rogue federal agents":
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/feds-pay-125k-after-border-patrol-agent-pointed-gun-at-portland-hotel-worker.html
#politics #AbuseOfPower #recklessness

"Pres. Donald Trump’s second term is more aggressive, more unpredictable, and more willing to accept the risk of domestic and global backlash. The drug cartels have almost vanished as a pretext for all of this, with the clear focus now on oil excavation" from #Venezuela:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/09/trump-foreign-policy-venezuela-roundtable-00714132
#Trump #greed #recklessness #ElectAFelonExpectMoreFelonies #politics copy: @renewedresistance