Disobedience!? What is this about disobedience!?

The Great and Mighty Presto never said people were allowed to disobey! Oh wait, this mortal is disobeying the puny "government" not me. That's perfectly acceptable, as long as they still listen to the highest authority, me, whether they have been dead for centuries or not. Now this mortal, David Thoreau is a bit too... free thinking for my liking. After all if this mortal thinks " The government itself, which is the only mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused", then they seem to think that they shouldn't blindly listen to what they're told to say or do, this would be completely unacceptable under the rule of The Great and Mighty Presto. How can you possibly be a good patriot if you don't blindly listen to what you're told? Then the  mortal goes on to compare those who serve the state to machines, and here's the kicker, as a negative! It's almost as if this mortal is being serious about believing in the right of individuals to govern themselves, but obviously their joking, yes? After all the mortal states on page 1028 that others will on occasion pay the tax that is demanded of him, that is there to show the pointlessness of any sort of rebellion is it not? Why would he feel a need to assert his will when higher powers such as the government, or more importantly me can assert their will over him and all others? The Great and Mighty Presto believes mortals such as this should know their place, mortals are only meant for the explicit purpose of serving Presto after all!

Speaking of memorials, why haven't they made one of me yet?

Living memorials are a thing yes? The Great and Mighty Presto demands one then! Regardless, today the Great and Mighty Presto would like to share his opinion-no, will be filling your head with the truth!  Recently the Great and Mighty Presto has read a segment from Postcards from the Trenches, by Allyson Booth. The Great and Mighty Presto declares that this mortal has made some quite good points about memorials(at least those to the dead, for he still craves one of his own). Specifically this mortal is talking about the different types of memorials, and which more properly honors the dead, in this case specifically those who died during WW1. The mortal goes into describing a certain type of monument known as a Cenotaph. This memorial is fitting due to the fact so many of the soldiers lost from WW1 had corpses so badly damaged that they were difficult if not impossible to identify. Due to this they chose the cenotaph, which unlike other monuments which almost serve as graves in their own, instead specifically points out the absence of corpses, and commemorates the fact the soldiers are gone. Quoting this mortal "a quality more akin to a gasp of inarticulateness than to any congratulatory sentiment about the good that was gotten or the future that was fought for.", this is what the Cenotaph does so well. Instead of aggrandizing the deaths of so many soldiers, and trying to be positive about their loss to try and move on. The Cenotaph is far more respectful to the dead, for it acknowledges that, yes, those whom the memorial is for are indeed gone, and that isn't something that we should try to forget, or gloss over. The Great and Mighty Presto's only issue with this text is how saddening it is to think about, though he did just explain how that is the whole point of it... Nevermind that, the Great and Mighty Presto has decided that this is enough for now, his head hurts!

To answer any questions you mortals may have

I! The great and mighty Presto, am a powerful sorcerer from a time long ago. Give any mind to the naysayers that claim one such as I is but a simple parlor trickster, for I am a noble and true sorcerer. Why should you believe me you say? Well that's simple! Because I said so! Ooh I am oh so humble as well! What did you mortals do to deserve me?So that your puny mortal minds can be at peace, if you need to have something to create an image of my beautiful body in your mind, simply imagine a much more handsome version of the image below.