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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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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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Alarm Growth Power War
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
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
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Fear Growth Reason War
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Equality Power Question Right Strong Suffering Weakness World
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
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
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Call Honesty Man Proud Shame
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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Himself Man Remember School Training

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