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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

Thucydides

I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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Brave Enemy Freedom Happiness Heart Secret
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
For they had learned that true safety was to be found in long previous training, and not in eloquent exhortations uttered when they were going into action.
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Action Learning Safety Training True
The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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Ambition Content Engagement Evil Lust Party Power Rise Violence
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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Feeling Life Lose Style Taste Yourself
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward

Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

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