Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
TACITUSPeople flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
More Tacitus Quotes
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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The most seditious is the most cowardly.
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Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
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Laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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In all things there is a law of cycles.
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They make a desert and call it peace.
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The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
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