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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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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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Believe Goodness Man Public
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Equality Exit Legal Man Superior Violence
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire

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