ThucydidesThinkers

The City is made by men; not walls or ships.

Democracy is the remedy to civil war.

History is philosophy teaching by examples.

Ignorance is bold, and knowledge reserved.

Patriotism is standing for one's country on the grounds that while states can bear the misfortunes of individuals, individuals cannot bear the misfortunes of states.

Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.

The Secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart.

The Secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage.

War is a matter not so much of arms as of expenditure, through which arms may be made of service.