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Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'come back with your shield or on it.' later on, this custom declined. so did rome... (but not before it created an empire that changed the world -em).
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Roman Matrons Used To Say To Their

Robert A. Heinlein
Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'come back with your shield or on it.' later on, this custom declined. so did rome... (but not before it created an empire that changed the world -em).
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