"... But the cities were stricken with disease: those who were engaged in political and practical affairs were taking bribes and being corrupted by the hope of money; while the mass of private citizens either showed no foresight, or else were caught by the bait of ease and leisure from day to day; and all alike had fallen victims to some such delusive fancy, as that the danger would come upon every one but themselves, and that through the perils of others they would be able to secure their own position as they pleased. 46 And so, I suppose, it has come to pass that the masses have atoned for their great and ill-timed indifference by the loss of their freedom, while the leaders in affairs, who fancied that they were selling everything except themselves, have realized that they had sold themselves first of all. For instead of being called friends and guest-friends, as they were called at the time when they were taking their bribes, they now hear themselves called flatterers, and god-forsaken, and all the other names that they deserve. 47 For no one, men of Athens, spends his money out of a desire to benefit the traitor; nor, when once he has secured the object for which he bargains, does he employ the traitor to advise him with regard to other objects: if it were so, nothing could be happier than a traitor. But it is not so, of course. Far from it! When the aspirant after dominion has gained his object, he is also the master of those who have sold it to him: and because then he knows their villainy, he then hates and mistrusts them, and covers them with insults. 48 For observe-- for even if the time of the events is past, the time for realizing truths like these is ever present to wise men. ..."

-- #Demosthenes, #On The Crown, 330 B. C.

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BBC star leaves his family massive gifts in his will following 'fabulous' career

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Erin Doherty Boards Nancy Meyers Comedy at Warner Bros.

The movie from the filmmaker behind 'Something’s Gotta Give' and 'The Holiday' is expected to be released on Christmas Day 2027.

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Corriere.it - Homepage: Jane Lapotaire, morta la leggendaria attrice teatrale e star di «The Crown»

Jane Lapotaire, the legendary theatrical actress and star of “The Crown” has died.

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Jane Lapotaire, morta la leggendaria attrice teatrale e star di «The Crown»

L'attrice aveva 81 anni. aveva raggiunto la fama internazionale interpretando la cantante di «Rien de rien» nel dramma teatrale «Piaf», con cui si era aggiudicata il Laurence Olivier e il Tony Award

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Ich mach mir hier grad mal ein Lesezeichen, was ich unbedingt später angucken will...

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Showstoppers with Gillian Anderson and Robert Sterne II The Crown

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