It's the great secret Caesar knew and that Octavian (Caesar's successor, the future emperor Augustus) would find out, because he learned a great deal from Caesar: that as long as you retain the forms of a democratic republic, you can gut the whole thing. It's how you sell the sizzle, not the steak.

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JOSEPH HELLER There might not be a measure of happiness left in a life, but there could be beauty and grace and en...
PETER HELLER There is no disappointment so numbing...as someone no better than you achieving more.
JOSEPH HELLER Like hell he was," said the first C.I.D. man. "I'm the C.I.D. man arround here."
Major Major c...
JOSEPH HELLER Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
JOSEPH HELLER The difference between management and administration (which is what bureaucrats used to do exclusive...
ROBERT HELLER When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as 'Catch-22' I'm tempte...
JOSEPH HELLER Someone once told me that, when your operations are not good, you should not talk strategy," says Iy...
MARTHA HELLER Maybe freedom really is nothing left to lose. You had it once in childhood, when it was okay to clim...
PETER HELLER When I got out of college, I had to make a living, and I started writing for magazines, and it felt ...
PETER HELLER We don't have anything in common. We just complement each other. You don't have to do everything tog...
EVA HELLER I think this election will reflect on Schwarzenegger's standing with California voters. The initiati...
DOUGLAS HELLER This decrease will mark the beginning of an essential expansion of coverage in the state.
DOUGLAS HELLER For years, the poor, poor people of Los Angeles county were between a rock and a hard place of havin...
DOUGLAS HELLER Everyone of us will pay lower insurance rates because when more people buy into the system, the rate...
DOUGLAS HELLER It has been a delight to work with both of these dedicated volunteers. Their service has been very v...
DON HELLER

It's the great secret Caesar knew and that Octavian (Caesar's successor, the future emperor Augustus) would find out, because he learned a great deal from Caesar: that as long as you retain the forms of a democratic republic, you can gut the whole thing. It's how you sell the sizzle, not the steak.

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