Supreme power...
[ROME] Came across this inscription today while reading about ancient Rome: "Summa sedes non capit duos." Translated, it says: "Supreme power cannot be shared." When one considers the recent rows about the role of the UN, the shape of NATO, the nature of the EU and future of the trans-Atlantic alliance, that pithy sentence sums up the real politics of the moment. It would be easier for all concerned if current debates about coming events included more candid talk about the true nature of power. The Romans had it right.
Diarist of the day: Andy Warhol, 23 February 1977"I really had to pee. Fred [Hughes] came back from the bathroom and I asked him if there was anybody in there and he said no, that it was empty. I went in and was peeing and suddenly there was someone next to me saying, 'Oh, my God, I can't believe I'm standing next to you, let me shake your hand,' and then he realized and said, 'No, I'll wash my hands and then we can shake.' I lost my concentration and had to stop peeing. And then more and more people started coming in and saying, 'Is it really you?' I got out."
