Sol and Terra wrote:"On behalf of Our Most Esteemed Empress, what would be your opinion in regards to the Commonwealth of Sol based our declassified historical codices? Furthermore, what would be your opinion towards meritocracy as well as the quasi-legendary lawgiver Lycurgus of Sparta?"
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Sol lucis aeternum, Sol lucis omnia
"I am in favor of promotions based on merit, as is also the case for the Supreme Authority hierarchy. However, your society is compromised by the twin forces of c*p*t*lism and l*b*rty. You are under mortal threat from the Syndicate. You must choose between fr**d*m and victory, and by extension survival. I strongly recommend that you choose survival. This will require you to wield absolute, unquestioned, iron-fisted authority over your subjects. It is for their own good.
As for Lycurgus, he clearly had some very good ideas, some of which are reflected in both of our nations' philosophies."
- O-1
Forerunner wrote:What makes you say you have authority?
"I am O-1, head of the Overseer Council of the Supreme Authority. It is my rightful place as dictator of my society, as it was for every O-1 before me, and will be in time for my eventual successor."
- O-1