As I sit here on a sweeping bend of the timeless Clyde River, the soothing tranquility of the river matched by the silence of the surrounding forest, I quaff my Chateau Cardboard, gaze into the sunset, and ponder the woes of the world. And I come to the comforting conclusion that there is nothing new under the sun.
the Treasury should be refilled,
public debt should be reduced,
the arrogance of officialdom
should be tempered and controlled,
and the assistance to foreign lands
should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt.
People must again learn to work,
instead of living on public assistance."
So said Cicero more than 2000 years ago. Whether you call him ˈsɪsərəʊ orˈkikero, you must agree that this is good advice. I just wished our politicians would heed it.
