Whoso taketh in hand to frame any state or government, ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves so to be.

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Topic

Political theory Setting up a government Government

Author

Sir Walter Raleigh

Source

The Cabinet-Council

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1618 1610s 17th century

Occupation

Explorer Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Raleigh, Walter. The Cabinet-Council. London: Thomas Johnson, 1658, ch. 26.

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History of the Peloponnesian War

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Justice Power relations Political theory

Author

Thucydides
Source
History of the Peloponnesian War
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
404 BC 400s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 5.

Current Citation

Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 5.