When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened. [Lat., Punitis ingeniis, gliscit auctoritas.]
TACITUSWho the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.
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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
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War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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