You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
THUCYDIDESStories happen to those who tell them.
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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