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=Labor. Pietas. Fatum.=

The old virtues of republican government have been eroded by the scourge of democratic modernity. The old virtues must be reestablished before we can return to the glories of the old days - the pinnacle of Western Civilization. This is the platform of the noble and divine Gaius Octavius Augustus Caesar.



Labor

 * The Return of Agrarianism

The virtuous life is one of both contemplation and labor. Thus the "scholarly" pursuit of editing should be supplemented with at least 8 hours a day spent in healthy field labor, after the example of Cincinnatus and the noble republicans.


 * Compulsory Games

The ancient sports, as extolled by Virgil, should be reinstated. Men and women must compete in separate events, and clothes shall not be worn by competitors.

Pietas

 * A New Order

Democracy and the resulting mobocracy are blights of the modern era. Leaders should be selected based on family lineage and martial virtue. Devotion to the ancient customs is essential, as the leaders of a nation set its mores. Impious citizens will not be merely banned, but lashed in the public square.


 * The Old Religon

The gods reward those who satiate them. However, religious devotion has been waning as of late. Altars should be constructed to facilitate the offerings and libations of the faithful.

Fatum

 * Emergency Dictatorial Powers

Prudentia, virtute, and the ancient customs provide for the consuls to be granted the emergency powers of the dictator as long as is necessary to establish order.


 * Plan For Conquest

As depicted truthfully by Virgil, it is fated that the Roman civilization spread the ideals of the ancient and noble Trojans throughout the whole earth. Thus a plan for immediate militarization and conquest should be drafted.

= Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo! =