SPQR ... is an initialism for the Latin phrase Senatus Populusque Romanus.
The translation is "The Roman Senate and People."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR
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"Michael" <here@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Deaf Power wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:05:55 +0100, "Chris Bovey"
> > <incaplants@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>try this...
> >>
> >>1- Go to www.google.com
> >>
> >>2- Type in "Failure", without the quotes
> >>
> >>3- Instead of hitting "Search" hit "I'm feeling Lucky"
> >>
> >>4- See what comes up!
> >
> >
> > Type fascist bush and see what comes up.
> >
>
> "The 14 Points of Fascism" ???
>
> There are very few people in this country who understand what the
> principles of Fascism are, much less the "14 Points".
>
> The Fascist Party is the oldest extant political party on the Earth. The
> Fascist Party was founded about 550 BC, after the end of the rule of the
> Italian Kings, and the formation of the 1st Roman Republic. Unlike
> Nazism, which is as far left as is possible to go, Fascism is as far
> right as is possible to go. This statement has nothing to do with Benito
> Mussolini, WWII, or the 20th Century in general.
>
> Of course, we have all seen the old movies about the Romans, and noticed
> those standards that have "SPQR" written on them. SPQR stands for
> "Senatus Publicus Quorum Republica". This means that Rome was a
> representative republic, without a king. The Senate ruled by the consent
> of the people, and it was not until 41 BC, that a permanent dictator was
> elected.
>
> The symbol of the fascist party is the Fasces, which is a bundle of rods
> bound around an axe. A fine example of the fasces may be found on the
> reverse of the U.S. "Mercury" dime, minted between 1916 and 1945.
>
> The motto of the Fascist Party is now, and always has been, "Unita
> Stare, Divida Cedere" (United We Stand, Divided We Fall).
>
> Michael
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