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Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

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Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
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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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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Alarm Growth Power War
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
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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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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Goodness Hands Mindset Passion Thinking
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security

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