Aeschylus Quotes
Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new.
Aeschylus. Prometheus Bound. Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth. Aeschylus: Suppliant Maidens, Persians, Prometheus, Seven Against Thebes, Harvard University Press, 1922, p. 219.
Burke was referring to the American Colonists in the midst of the American Revolution.
Tonga was one of the few nations controlled by a king.
The Illuminati was a secret society. At the time, anyone who differed with the Church on issues of philosophy, ethics or religion could be tortured and burned at the stake, and anyone who criticized the Monarchy could be tortured and hung or beheaded. The result was the concept of a secret society of which the Illuminati was one.
Aeschylus (UK: /ˈiːskɪləs/, US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aiskhylos, pronounced [ai̯s.kʰý.los]; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek author of Greek tragedy, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Before this, characters interacted only with the chorus.
