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Caesar and Cleopatra

by George Bernard Shaw · 1898

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
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...a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
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[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
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BRITANNUS (shocked). Caesar: this is not proper. THEODOTUS (outraged). How! CAESAR (recovering his self-possession). Pardon him. Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
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(The Romans have set fire to the Library of Alexandria) THEODOTUS: —What is burning there is the memory of mankind. CAESAR: —A shameful memory. Let it burn. THEODOTUS (wildly): —Will you destroy the past? CAESAR: —Ay, and build the future with its ruins.
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1898
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