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Where we put people right before we knock them off.
means Bases that hold up statues, columns, or admired people who haven't yet disappointed us.
from From Italian piedistallo, literally foot-of-a-stall, fusing piede (foot) and stallo (standing place) — furniture for feet.
Idiom warningPutting someone on one guarantees a fall.
ArchitectureHolds the column, which holds the building.
Museum logicHeight tells you what to revere.