Orators who exhort us to cling fast to peace have never caused us to suffer any misfortune

Orators who exhort us to cling fast to peace have never caused us to suffer any misfortune whatsoever, whereas those who lightly espouse war have already plunged us into many great disasters. Isocrates. On the Peace. Speech 8. Section 12.


Image: Roman commander courtesy of Total War: Rome II.

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