Thucydides
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“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.” -Thucydides
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“History is Philosophy teaching by example.” -Thucydides
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“Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.” -Thucydides
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“Men’s indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.” -Thucydides
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“Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.” -Thucydides
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“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” -Thucydides
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“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” -Thucydides
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“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” -Thucydides
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“Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.” -Thucydides
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