I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time
ThucydidesIn a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
ThucydidesThose who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
ThucydidesSo little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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