Another time, when asked why Spartan swords were so short, a general remarked, “So we can get closer to the enemy.” Another powerful example of laconic defiance came during the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Riverdance 30 “The New Generation”: 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, April 22-24; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25; 2 and 7:30 p.m.