“ Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first. Thucydides
“ Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides
“ 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. Thucydides
“ The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is judged worthy by those inquirers who desire an exact knowledge of the past as an aid to the understa… Thucydides
“ You know and we know, as practical men that the question of justice arises only between parties equal in strength and that the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. Thucydides
