When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
THUCYDIDESWhat made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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