"Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace."
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"It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.“
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"In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."
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"But I like not these great success of yours for I know how jealous are the gods."
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"When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers."
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"The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing."
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