DarkAge
On the Attack of the Clones DVD, Lucas comments:
"This idea of a democracy being giving up--in many cases being given up in a time of crisis--you see it throughout history whether it's Julius Caesar, or Napoleon, or Adolph Hitler, you see these democracies under a lot of pressure, in a crisis situation, end up giving up a lot of the freedoms they have, and a lot of checks and balances, to somebody with a strong authority to help get them through the crisis. You know, it's not the first time a politician has created a war to help them stay in office."
I just wish he'd had the balls to say who he was talking about.
"This idea of a democracy being giving up--in many cases being given up in a time of crisis--you see it throughout history whether it's Julius Caesar, or Napoleon, or Adolph Hitler, you see these democracies under a lot of pressure, in a crisis situation, end up giving up a lot of the freedoms they have, and a lot of checks and balances, to somebody with a strong authority to help get them through the crisis. You know, it's not the first time a politician has created a war to help them stay in office."
I just wish he'd had the balls to say who he was talking about.