Ultima Ratio Regum

created by The Custodian
(idea) by The Custodian (7.3 hr) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Jun 18 2000 at 20:46:20
(Latin).Originally an inscription stamped, by order of King Louis XIV, onto the barrels of all cannons forged in his native France during his reign. It translates to English as 'The Final Argument of Kings.'
(idea) by getzburg (2.5 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Jun 18 2000 at 21:00:12
This was also engraved on a small plaque attached to Reason, the prototype gatling-railgun in Stephenson's Snow Crash.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll listen to reason...."
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