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What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.

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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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Democracy Election Failure Fair Office Quite
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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Desire Habit People Subject Thinking Trust
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
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
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
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
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 am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit

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