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History is Philosophy teaching by example.

Thucydides

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
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Equality Exit Legal Man Superior Violence
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
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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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
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
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
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
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
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
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
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment

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