Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
TACITUSIt is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
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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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Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace.
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The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
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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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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
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Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
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More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense.
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They make solitude, which they call peace.
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