Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.
TACITUS[That form of] eloquence, the foster-child of licence, which fools call liberty. [Lat., Eloquentia, alumna licentiae, quam stulti libertatem vocabant.]
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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
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Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
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If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
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The changeful change of circumstances. [Lat., Varia sors rerum.]
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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In valor there is hope.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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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 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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