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General Quotes by Thucydides
- In general, the men of lower intelligence won out. Afraid of their own shortcomings and of the intelligence of their opponents, so that they would…
- Indeed men too often take upon themselves in the prosecution of their revenge to set the example of doing away with those general laws to…
- If it had not been for the pernicious power of envy, men would not so have exalted vengeance above innocence and profit above justice... in…
- It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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- In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society… — Karl Marx
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- Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. — Jane Austen
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- The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. — Arthur Balfour
- Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. — John Adams