Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“Difficulty of subsistence made the invaders reduce the numbers of the army to a point at which it might live on the… — 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
“For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own… — 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
Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils. — 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
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
Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, he began at the moment that it… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The Peloponnesian War turns out to be no dry chronicle of abstract cause and effect. No, it is above all an intense,… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
By day certainly the combatants have a clearer notion, though even then by no means of all that takes place, no one… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
