[lbo-talk] Re: Sexual self-expression

John Thornton jthorn65 at mchsi.com
Tue Sep 21 13:37:08 PDT 2004



>Ted writes:
>
> > Hic Rhodus, hic saltus.
>
>What does that mean?
>
>Brian Dauth
>Queer Buddhist Resister

It's the tag line of The Braggart from Aesop. An athlete brags about some feat performed in Rhodes and says he has witnesses that will corroborate. A bystander says we have no need of witnesses, "Rhodes is here, your jump is here" meaning he can demonstrate this feat for all. I didn't read Teds response so I cannot comment on the context in which he used this phrase. Hegel misused the phrase in a book once and brought the saying into prominence.

John Thornton



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