How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
[…] I thought on the word freedom, and could picture nothing that it might be, nor the years; nor whether I would one day sit beside my river; nor whether I would hang, nor fight, nor what man I would be, nor what woman I would take to wife; nor what would be the fate of this nation, birthing like a Caesar, tearing its mother midst blood and travail. I knew only the rain and the old man who toiled to keep pace with me; and I knew our goal. We left the Patriots behind us. (4.12.163)
This is the final "vision" of America the book leaves us with, and it's definitely not the typical spiel you hear about the amazing birth of our nation. Nope—Octavian's ready to leave it all behind and go to the Brits. He has no vision left (all those "nor"s); he only has the moment.