No one has attained to true glory who has gained a reputation for courage by treachery and cunning, for nothing that lacks justice can be morally right. Marcus Tullius Cicero. De Officiis. Book 1. Section 62.
Image: The Conspiracy of Gaius Julius Civilis, by Rembrandt (1661). Also referred to as "The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis" at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm, Sweden.
“Civilis summoned the leaders of the tribe and those prepared to fight for liberty to a sacred grove ostensibly for a banquet and when he beheld that their senses had been overcome by the nocturnal festivities he began to speak of the honour and glory of the tribe and went on to list the wrongs they had suffered. His words met with great acclaim and he bonded them together with patriotic oaths and barbaric rites.” - Tacitus
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