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Upthevibe

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19. DeepWinter,,,,

Reply to DeepWinter (Reply #13)

Sat Jul 27, 2024, 09:47 AM

Jul 2024

.......He is all these things to his fans.

"When the Anti-Christ comes back, he'll be good looking, a nice smile, a sparkle in his eyes, firm handshake, and say all the right things you're wanting to hear. He is after all, the Lord of Lies."

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A Two Thousand Year Old Warning [View all] Rubyshoo Jul 2024 OP

Who is claudette Jul 2024 #1

Cicero... 42 BC Rubyshoo Jul 2024 #3

Full image FakeNoose Jul 2024 #12

I just left-clicked on the image and the entire image popped up. generalbetrayus Jul 2024 #21

Thank you! claudette Jul 2024 #22

Cicero (cut off by the excerpt frame) TommyT139 Jul 2024 #4

Who said this ??? SamKnause Jul 2024 #2

See Post #3 Rubyshoo Jul 2024 #5

Marcus Tullius Cicero hatrack Jul 2024 #6

Although a good quote... Hugin Jul 2024 #7

Not a 2,000-year-old warning, not from Cicero. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #8

I wonder what a "fictional novel" is cyclonefence Jul 2024 #10

The words themselves may be fictional, but the ideas attributed to Cicero are not. paleotn Jul 2024 #15

The local library has a category named Christian Fiction. I used to move one of the Bibles from the main spike jones Jul 2024 #17

I'd opt for "historical fiction" as a translation from archaic English to contemporary. n/t Igel Jul 2024 #24

I think a "fictional novel" is like an "imaginary friend" cyclonefence Jul 2024 #33

what! i'm appalled et tu Jul 2024 #9

Indeed. Igel Jul 2024 #25

i believe you! et tu Jul 2024 #29

What?? ShazzieB Jul 2024 #34

Whoever said it (and it was a woman--yah, girl-power) it describes the Gilded Turd very well. Timeflyer Jul 2024 #11

Something I once heard DeepWinter Jul 2024 #13

DeepWinter,,,, Upthevibe Jul 2024 #19

Well, obviously that "anti-Christ" sucks at it. Igel Jul 2024 #30

Yogi Berra said "I didnt really say all those things I said". twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #14

Love this! Way to start my Saturday afternoon MaryMagdaline Jul 2024 #26

Ain't Cicero but the ideas are taken from his writing and he would agree. paleotn Jul 2024 #16

A lot of people don't like the republic. Igel Jul 2024 #31

Here's what I don't understand about people who think they want a dictarship... ShazzieB Jul 2024 #35

kick. n/t Upthevibe Jul 2024 #18

Totally apropos. Martin68 Jul 2024 #20

And if you need a modern-day example: there are few better than Argentina peppertree Jul 2024 #23

Words of wisdom generalbetrayus Jul 2024 #27

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #28

We called that "reverse plagiarism" back in my day; dobleremolque Jul 2024 #32

Berry juice ? Did they relax the blood requirement ? nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2024 #36

This Twitter post is questionable. Cicero's date of death was 7 December 43 BC. RipVanWinkle Jul 2024 #37