Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.
PolybiusNor ought we ever to allow any growing power to acquire such a degree of strength as to be able to tear from us, without resistance, our natural, undisputed rights.
PolybiusMonarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.
Polybius