The whip: communicating with a slave!
The whip is the "lingua franca" of slavery. It is universally used and no matter what language a slave speaks, he understands all to well the message of the whip and learns from it.
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Nothing could be more correct and true !
ReplyDeleteIn an ancient comedy play by Plautus, "Mostellaria" or "The Haunted House", a slave character solemnly states that:
"IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE TWO THINGS ARE NEVER MISSING EVERYDAY OF THE YEAR: A CHUNK OF BREAD AND THE KISS OF THE WHIP ON HIS SHOULDERS !"
Great wisdom of ancient Romans
Karel