The Road to Serfdom in Cartoons

I found this in L&S under ago:

B. Subst.: ăgentes , ium.
a. Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—

See also here and here.

As for Hayek’s thesis, it is applicable to all kinds of socialisms, whether of the Marxist, national, or utopistic flavor. :wink:

Sorry, I did not know that. And what is “in rebus” supposed to mean? Did you mean “everywhere”, or? I think a good way of saying “They are everywhere.” might be “Illi in omnibus locis sunt.” or “Quirquir tu eas, ibi illi sunt.”

Anyway, what do you think about my text here? My guess is that it’s barely comprehensible, but we all need to start from somewhere (And I am studying electrotechnics, so I don’t really have time to immerse myself into Latin and Greek literature). And what do you think would be a good translation for “police”? (If possible, please reply in my thread.)

I guess it is understood as “affairs.”
Many say vigiles for police. You may find these pages helpful.

I’ve always assumed that “vigiles” meant the same as “custodes”, and that the knights (“equites”) played the same role in peace (not in the war) as the police today does. Though I haven’t studied a lot of history really.

I might have also been influenced by my fellow anarchists on the Internet refering to police as “armed troop”.

Step 15

Your wages are ``planned’’

Mercēs tua secundum cōnsilium administrātur.

Ὁ μισθός σου κατὰ βουλὴν διοικεῖται.

Divisions of the wage scale must be arbitrary and rigid.

Et necesse pactiōnēs mercēdum ex obstinātōrum opīniōne fierī.

Καὶ ἀνάγκη τὰς τῶν μισθῶν συνθήκας ἐκ τοῦ τῶν αὐθαδῶν δόγματος γίγνεσθαι.

Running a ``planned state’’ from central head-quarters is clumsy, unfair, inefficient.

Nam ab Arce Capitōlīnā secundum cōnsilium rem pūblicam administrāre est tardum et inīquum et vānum.

Τὸ γὰρ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀκροπόλεως κατὰ βουλὴν διοικεῖν τὴν πολῑτείαν ἐστὶ βραδὺ καὶ ἀνεπιεικὲς καὶ ἄπρακτον.

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Step 16

Your thinking is planned

Μēns tua secundum cōnsilium administrātur.

Ὁ νοῦς σου κατὰ βουλὴν διοικεῖται.

In the dictatorship, unintentionally created by the planners, there is no room for difference of opinion.

Nam dictātōre ā cōnsiliāriīs per imprūdentiam creātō, nōn amplius licet discrepāre.

Τοῦ γὰρ τυράννου ὑπὸ τῶν συμβούλων ἀνοήτως ποιηθέντος, οὐκέτι ἔξεστι διαφωνεῖν.

Posters, radio, press all tell you the same lies!

Prōscrīptiōnēs et radiophōnia* et ācta diurna nūntiānt eadem falsa.

Αἱ δὲ προγραφαὶ καὶ ἡ ἀκτῑνοφωνία* καὶ αἱ ἐφημερίδες ἀγγέλουσι ταὐτὰ ψευδῆ.

The world is flat

Latest papers.

Terra est plāna.

Novissima.

Ἡ γῆ πλατεῖά ἐστιν.

Τὰ ἔσχατα.


*radiophōnia

*ἡ ἀκτῑνοφωνία


Step 17

Your recreation is planned

Quiēs tua secundum cōnsilium administrātur.

Ἡ ἀνάπαυσίς σου κατὰ βουλὴν διοικεῖται.

It is no coincidence that sports and amusements have been carefully planned in all regimented nations.

Nōn enim temere est quod exercitātiōnēs lūdīque sub dictātōre dīligenter administrantur.

Οὐ γὰρ ἀπὸ τύχης ὅτι τὰ γυμνάσιά τε καὶ αἱ ἀσκήσεις ἐπὶ τυράννου ἐπιμελῶς διοικοῦνται.

Once started, planners can’t stop.

Et certē cōnsiliāriī, initiō factō, nōn valent dēsistere.

Καὶ δὴ οἱ σύμβουλοι ὁρμήσαντες οὐκ ἔχουσι παύσασθαι.

Step 18

Your discipling is planned

Pūnītiō tua secundum cōnsilium administrātur.

Ἡ κόλασίς σου κατὰ βουλὴν διοικεῖται.

I_f you’re fired from job, it’s apt to be by a firing squad._

Sī mittāris ab operā, istud fīat per tēla mittentēs.

Εἰ ἀφεθείης ἀπὸ τῆς ἐργασίας, τοῦτο γένοιτο ἂν διὰ τῶν βέλη ἀφιέντων.

What used to be an error has now become a crime against the state.

Scīlicet, quod īnfortūnium erat, id nunc factum est scelus contrā rem pūblicam.

Δηλαδή, ὅπερ ἀτύχημα ἦν, τοῦτο νῦν γέγονεν ἀδίκημα κατὰ τῆς πολιτείας.

Thus ends the road to serfdom!

Sīc cōnsummāta est via ad servitūtem.

Οὕτως ἀποτετέλεσται ἡ πρὸς δουλείαν ὁδός.

Via ad servitūtem picta free at the Internet Archive

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