Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

οὐ γὰρ ἀσφαλεῖς ταῖς πολιτείαις αἱ πρὸς τοὺς τυράννους αὗται λίαν ὁμιλίαι.

Demosthenes

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Foreign policy International politics Political theory Politics

Speaker

Demosthenes

Medium

Speech

Language

Greek

Time

343 BC 340s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Politician

From

Greece Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Demosthenes. 2nd Philippic. c. 44 BC, Rome, Italy.

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A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.

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Time
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Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 9:4).

Another quote originally in Greek

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:1

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Medium
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Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 1:1).