[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
TACITUSCandor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
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Posterity will pay everyone their due.
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Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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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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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
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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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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
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Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family
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