The key moral I learned from I, Claudius as a child of eight or nine, was, regardless of your assessment of another, to always be polite. You never know who will become the next emperor and, consequently, have the authority to remove your head from your shoulders.
One stoic's look at living in the Upper Midwest, mostly about time spent outdoors, dogs, and food.
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01 August, 2013
I, Claudius
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The key moral I learned from I, Claudius as a child of eight or nine, was, regardless of your assessment of another, to always be polite. You never know who will become the next emperor and, consequently, have the authority to remove your head from your shoulders.
The key moral I learned from I, Claudius as a child of eight or nine, was, regardless of your assessment of another, to always be polite. You never know who will become the next emperor and, consequently, have the authority to remove your head from your shoulders.
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