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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.

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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
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
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
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
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
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
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
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
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety

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