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..."When Augustus Caesar legislated against the unmarried citizens of Rome, he declared them to be, in some sort, slayers of the people.''
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Russian aviation bombed the city of Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 28 November 2015
![TOPSHOT - Civilians photographed in a da...TOPSHOT - Civilians photographed in a damaged building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo following a reported air strike by government forces on December 7, 2015. Syria's nearly five-year war has left more than 250,000 dead and forced some 12 million people from their homes. KARAM AL-MASRI / AFP PHOTO / AFP / KARAM AL-MASRIKARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images]()
Civilians photographed in a damaged building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo following a reported air strike by government forces on Monday: photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP, 7 December 2015
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Not a place to despair Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 30 November 2015
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![People look at the devastation caused by fire that broke out at slums in Kadivali area of Mumbai, India. Hundreds of homes were reportedly destroyed as fire tenders laboured to reach the source in the heavily congested area.]()
People look at the devastation caused by a fire that broke out at slums in Kadivali area of Mumbai, India. Hundreds of homes were reportedly destroyed as fire tenders laboured to reach the source in the heavily congested area: photo by Raianish Kakade/AP, 7 December 2015
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![French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 04 December 2015. The event Solutions COP21 takes place at Grand Palais on the side line of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris from 30 November to 11 December, aimed at reaching an international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions and curtail climate change.]()
French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Friday: photo by Yoan Valat/EPA, 4 December 2015
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#Idomeni, Greece: "We are not terrorists. We want peace. Thank you for your help. Let us go". Photo: Nasim_Lomani: image via Revolución Real Ya @RRYrevolucion, 28 November 2015
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A woman stands in the remains of burnt out shacks following a devastating fire in the slums of Damu Nagar in the Kandiwali area, in Mumbai, India, Monday: photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA, 7 December 2015
![Romanian special forces servicemen wait on a bus before the beginning of the national day celebrations in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Thousands gathered to watch a military parade.]()
Romanian special forces servicemen wait on a bus before the beginning of the national day celebrations in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday: photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP, 1 December 2015
![French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 04 December 2015. The event Solutions COP21 takes place at Grand Palais on the side line of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris from 30 November to 11 December, aimed at reaching an international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions and curtail climate change.]()
French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Friday: photo by Yoan Valat/EPA, 4 December 2015
![Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the regional elections in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, attends a news conference in Lille...Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the regional elections in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, speaks during a news conference in Lille, northern France, December 7, 2015 after the far-right National Front (FN) made sweeping gains across France in a first round of voting on Sunday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol]()
Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the regional elections in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, speaks during a news conference in Lille, northern France after the far-right National Front (FN) made sweeping gains across France in a first round of voting on Sunday.: photo by Pascal Rossignol/Reuters, 7 December 2015
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Sotheby's staff carry the painting ‘The Lock’ by John Constable. It is estimated to sell between £8-12 million at Sotheby’s London, Old Masters and British Paintings Evening sale on December 9: photo by Charlie Bibby/PA, 7 December 2015
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Civilians photographed in a damaged building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo following a reported air strike by government forces on Monday: photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP, 7 December 2015
Ah! no, not these!
These, who were childless, are not they who gave
So many dead unto the journeying wave,
The helpless nurslings of the cradling seas;
Not they who doomed by infallible decrees
Unnumbered man to the innumerable grave.
But those who slay
Are fathers. Theirs are armies. Death is theirs --
The death of innocences and despairs;
The dying of the golden and the grey.
The sentence, when these speak it, has no Nay.
And she who slays is she who bears, who bears.Alice Meynell (1847-1922): Parentage, from Later Poems (1902)
Russian aviation bombed the city of Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 28 November 2015
Civilians photographed in a damaged building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo following a reported air strike by government forces on Monday: photo by Karam Al-Masri/AFP, 7 December 2015
Not a place to despair Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 30 November 2015
Syria Aleppo now: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 7 December 2015
People look at the devastation caused by a fire that broke out at slums in Kadivali area of Mumbai, India. Hundreds of homes were reportedly destroyed as fire tenders laboured to reach the source in the heavily congested area: photo by Raianish Kakade/AP, 7 December 2015
Pakistani women walk along a street on a foggy day in Lahore: photo by Arif Ali/AFP, 7 December 2015
French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Friday: photo by Yoan Valat/EPA, 4 December 2015
#Idomeni, Greece: "We are not terrorists. We want peace. Thank you for your help. Let us go". Photo: Nasim_Lomani: image via Revolución Real Ya @RRYrevolucion, 28 November 2015
A woman stands in the remains of burnt out shacks following a devastating fire in the slums of Damu Nagar in the Kandiwali area, in Mumbai, India, Monday: photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA, 7 December 2015
Romanian special forces servicemen wait on a bus before the beginning of the national day celebrations in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday: photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP, 1 December 2015
French riot police push back protestors during a demonstration in front of the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Friday: photo by Yoan Valat/EPA, 4 December 2015
Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the regional elections in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, speaks during a news conference in Lille, northern France after the far-right National Front (FN) made sweeping gains across France in a first round of voting on Sunday.: photo by Pascal Rossignol/Reuters, 7 December 2015
Sotheby's staff carry the painting ‘The Lock’ by John Constable. It is estimated to sell between £8-12 million at Sotheby’s London, Old Masters and British Paintings Evening sale on December 9: photo by Charlie Bibby/PA, 7 December 2015
A crow accompanies a group of Pakistani women as they walk along a street on a foggy day in Lahore: photo by Arif Ali/AFP, 7 December 2015