[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
TACITUSThe lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.
More Tacitus Quotes
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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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That cannot be safe which is not honourable.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. [Lat., Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.]
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The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
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Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
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The unknown always passes for the marvellous.
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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
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He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.
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Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]
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