Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
ThucydidesThe meaning of words had no longer the same relation to things... Reckless daring was held to be loyal courage; prudent delay was the excuse of a coward; moderation was the disguise of unmanly weakness; to know everything was to do nothing. Frantic energy was the true quality of man.
ThucydidesI am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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