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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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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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Alarm Growth Power War
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
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
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
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
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Effort Escape Grace Man Poverty
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
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
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
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
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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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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