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Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.

Xenophon

And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
XENOPHON

Democracy Law Politics Violence
If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.
XENOPHON

Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
XENOPHON

Equality Material Yourself
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!
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Alive Eat Enemy Man Place
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
XENOPHON

Ability Ignorance Man
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
XENOPHON

Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
XENOPHON

Force Result
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
XENOPHON

Deserve Himself Victory
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
XENOPHON

Action Determination Yourself
Brevity is the soul of command.
XENOPHON

Control One Liner Soul
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
XENOPHON

Himself Ignorance People Understand
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Death Fall Myself Shame
Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
XENOPHON

Commitment Himself Justice

Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.

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