Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Revolt
Revolt verb - To cause to feel disgust.
Both words in one sentence
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Papa Wolf: Damodara's revolt was provoked partly by the realization that almost every result except him becoming The Emperor would result in the death of his family.
Source: Literature / Belisarius Series -
So really the aesop is "If you don't save the environment while you can, the earth will revolt and take over repairing itself, while humans will be powerless to do anything except watch."
Source: Space Whale Aesop -
The Roman Republic is less often depicted in fiction, except for the bit right at the end when it became The Roman Empire (though occasionally you will see fiction set against the earlier struggle with Carthage or, more often, the slave revolt of Spartacus).
Source: Ancient Rome
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