Athenians Quotes

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The members of the department became like the Athenians who, according to the Apostle Paul, "spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you. — Themistocles
I will not allow the Athenians to sin twice against philosophy, — Aristotle
It is not I who have lost the Athenians, but the Athenians who have lost me. — Anaxagoras
Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, he began at the moment that it broke out, believing… — Thucydides
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done. — Demosthenes
The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there… — Protagoras
This was the Athenians' war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left. — Livy
Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too… — Lactantius
What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods, from the Heroic or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But this is not difficult, O Athenians! to escape death; but it is much more difficult to avoid depravity, for it runs swifter than death.… — Plato
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you! — Alexander the Great
In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all â€“ security, comfort, and freedom. When… — Edward Gibbon
We are usually told that democracy originated in ancient Athensâ€”like science, or philosophy, it was a Greek invention. Itâ€™s never entirely clear what this is… — David Graeber
Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to… — J M Roberts
Brandon McCaw says when the Athenians and the Spartans found themselves as war witgh one another in 431 B.C.E., both sides believed a conclusion would… — Brandon McCaw

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