"Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are pro...

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History is Philosophy teaching by example.
More Thucydides quotes
"The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is judged worthy by those inquirers who desire an exa...
"People are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way -even when those stories concern their own native counties...Most peop...