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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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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
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
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 strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
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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Believe Goodness Man Public
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
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
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
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
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
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
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness

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