Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
ThucydidesWhat made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
ThucydidesSelf-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
ThucydidesOne's sense of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and the last pleasure, when one is worn out with age, is not, as the poet said, making money, but having the respect of one's fellow men.
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