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> [“He’s English enough never to talk to a man he dislikes about an awkward subject. Trust me. If they were Spanish we’d have a knife fight in ten minutes, but he and Redman will now simply ignore each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/he-s-english-enough-never-to-talk-to-a-man-he-dislikes-about-an/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

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## More by Adrian Goldsworthy

> [“For what is the life of a man, if it is not interwoven with the life of former generations by as sense of history.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/for-what-is-the-life-of-a-man-if-it-is-not-interwoven-with-the-life/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/the-story-of-the-fifth-century-was-one-of-the-exploitation-of/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“Yes, but what if Williams and Redman talk to each other?’ ‘They’re Englishmen,’ was the simple reply. ‘Williams”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/yes-but-what-if-williams-and-redman-talk-to-each-other-they-re/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [ “Personal hatreds and rivalry loomed larger in most senator's minds than the good of the Republic. \[A big problem then and now\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/personal-hatreds-and-rivalry-loomed-larger-in-most-senator-s-minds/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator – perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/in-his-fifty-six-years-he-was-at-times-many-things-including-a/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“He’s English enough never to talk to a man he dislikes about an awkward subject. Trust me. If they were Spanish we’d have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/he-s-english-enough-never-to-talk-to-a-man-he-dislikes-about-an/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“Tradition maintained that Rome had been founded in 753 BC. For the Romans this was Year One and subsequent events were formally dated as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/tradition-maintained-that-rome-had-been-founded-in-753-bc-for-the/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“Roman laws tended to be long and complex - one of Rome's most enduring legacies to the world is cumbersome and tortuous legal prose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/roman-laws-tended-to-be-long-and-complex-one-of-rome-s-most-enduring/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [By pagans the Jews (and later Christians) were seen as perverse, almost indeed as atheists, for they denied the very existence of other gods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/by-pagans-the-jews-and-later-christians-were-seen-as-perverse-almost/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“That something is not impossible does not mean that it happened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/that-something-is-not-impossible-does-not-mean-that-it-happened/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties - although given the stifling impact of these, this may well have made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/at-rome-there-were-nothing-even-vaguely-resembling-modern-political/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

> [“Democracy, indeed, has a fair-appearing name . . . Monarchy . . . has an unpleasant sound, but is a most practical form of government to live under.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-goldsworthy/democracy-indeed-has-a-fair-appearing-name-monarchy-has-an-unpleasant/)

[Adrian Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-goldsworthy/)

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