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.
THUCYDIDESThe cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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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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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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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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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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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.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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