>
> >>> Ceterum censeo unionem europensem delendam esse
> "But apart from that, I propose that the European
> Union must be destroyed."
>
> "Censeo" is the verb used when you're putting
> forward a motion to a
> formal meeting. "Delendam" means "must be
> destroyed" not "will be destroyed".
Thanks: this is the sort of grammatical detail I was missing. I vaguely remember "delendo est Carthago", and could see that the word endings in this differed without knowing what that meant.
> It's an adaptation of a speech made by Cato
> regarding Carthage.
Repeatedly, I believe. To the extent that they did eventually invade Carthage if only to shut him up.
> Timeo Lunares et dona ferentes.
Quite! Look that horse in the (wooden) mouth, every time!
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