The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse… Freedom, if we hold fast to… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it,the less will be the… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“And yet, Lacedaemonians, you still delay, and fail to see that peace stays longest with those, who are not more careful to… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“For these reasons they should not hesitate to exchange peace for war. If wise men remain quiet, while they are not injured,… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“Think, too, of the great part that is played by the unpredictable in war: think of it now, before you are actually… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly… — Thucydides Copy Share
It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what… — Thucydides Copy Share
Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just… — Thucydides Copy Share
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their… — Thucydides Copy Share
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept. — Thucydides Copy Share
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position... — Thucydides Copy Share
War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse… Freedom, if we hold fast to it, will… — Thucydides Copy Share
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made. — Thucydides Copy Share
As for democracy, the men of sense among us knew what it was, and I perhaps as well as any, as I have more… — Thucydides Copy Share
People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don't desire to exhaustive thinking — Thucydides Copy Share
