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Alright, without looking….who said this when he was asked to return to power?"If you could show the cabbage that I planted with my own hands to your emperor, he definitely wouldn?t dare suggest that I replace the peace and happiness of this place with the storms of a never-satisfied greed."
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Alright, without looking....who said this when he was asked to return to power?"If you could show the cabbage that I planted with my own hands to your emperor, he definitely wouldn?t dare suggest that I replace the peace and happiness of this place with the storms of a never-satisfied greed."
The only successful retiree, who had a palace in what is now Croatia, Diocletian, I'd guess, since he is the only cabbage-grower listed in the annals as well.
Diocletian – right you are! I'm glad you posted or else I would have forgotten about this thread. It's kind of an interesting quote/commentary on Roman political life (or maybe any political life, for that matter).
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