Cato the Elder was a famous Senator in Rome.  His famous demand that “Carthage must be destroyed” led to the Third Punic War and the fulfillment of his dream.  One day a friend remarked to him:  “It’s a scandal that no statue has been erected to you in Rome!  I am going to form a committee to see that this is done.”  Cato:  “No.  I would rather have people ask ‘why is there no statue of Cato?’ than have them ask ‘why is there a statue of Cato?’”

                –  maroon 68 


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