Cato
Marcus Por·ci·us [pawr-shee-uhs, -shuhs], /ˈpɔr ʃi əs, -ʃəs/, "the Elder" or "the Censor", 234–149 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
his great-grandson, Marcus Porcius "the Younger", 95–46 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and Stoic philosopher.
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In Washington, for instance, “recreational marijuana generated approximately $70 million in tax revenue in the first year of sales — double the original revenue forecast,” Cato said.
Youngkin wrongly claims ‘every single state’ has earned disappointing cannabis revenue | Glenn Kessler | July 9, 2021 | Washington Post“The events this year with Ukraine led to his ties with Cato being severed,” a source at the think tank told The Daily Beast.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThrough a spokesperson, Klaus does not deny that he and Cato parted ways.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKlaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIlya Shapiro is a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute.
People are reading “way too much into this report,” said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
Are the CBO’s New Cost Projections the Obamacare Win That Wasn’t? | Olivia Nuzzi | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCato pronounced the cabbage the finest vegetable known, and the turnip figures in the well-known anecdote of Manius Curius .
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonCato was faithful to the sacred cause of liberty, and disdained to survive it; and now for the fiddle.
Addison's "Cato" was to be spouted in public by the schoolchildren.
Washington Irving | Henry W. BoyntonBut at all events there was nothing which the veriest Cato could denounce as demoralizing.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesI was this morning at the rehearsal of Mr. Addison's play, called "Cato," which is to be acted on Friday.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cato
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Marcus Porcius (ˈmɑːkəsˈpɔːʃɪəs), known as Cato the Elder or the Censor. 234–149 bc, Roman statesman and writer, noted for his relentless opposition to Carthage
his great-grandson, Marcus Porcius, known as Cato the Younger or Uticensis. 95–46 bc, Roman statesman, general, and Stoic philosopher; opponent of Catiline and Caesar
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