Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Jebusites (Hebrew: יְבוּסִי, Standard Yəvusi Tiberian Yəḇûsî) were a Canaanite tribe
My friend, you would not tell with such high zestTo children ardent for some desperate glory,The old lie: dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.-- Wilfred OwenDulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the Roman lyrical poet Horace's Odes (iii 2.13). The line can be rendered in English as: "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country." In classical Latin it was pronounced, "dulcet decorest pro patria mori," due to poetic elision and prodelision.The line has been a commonplace in modern times throughout Europe. It was quoted by Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat immediately before his beheading on Tower Hill, London in 1747. It was much quoted in reference to the British Empire in the 19th century, particularly during the Boer War. The last words of the early Zionist activist Joseph Trumpeldor before he died while defending a settlement in the Upper Galilee in 1920 are reported to have been "Never mind, it is good to die for our country."[citation neededhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_et_decorum_est_pro_patria_moriZionism is an international political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish People in the Land of Israel.[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebusite
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