This is why a free society is evil. (fwd)

[Tiarnan O Corrain]

On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 09:03:59AM -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
>...A Roman weapon which consisted of a group of reeds banded together
> with a axe head embedded. The point to the symbolism is that together we
> are stronger than apart (refering to the strength of individual reeds
> compared to when bundled).

Not quite true. It was the symbol carried by Roman jurists as a sign of
their authority. A weapon, perhaps, but not used for cracking heads.

-- 
Tiarnán Ó Corráin <ocorrain at esatclear.ie>
  "Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus."

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