History is Philosophy teaching by example.
THUCYDIDESThe sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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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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We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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