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

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Citation

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

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I agree with you, that in Politicks the Middle Way is none at all.

John Adams

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Topic
The political center Political ideology Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Horatio Gates. 23 Mar. 1776.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Horatio Gates, 23 March 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0023.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

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Stillness Meditation God
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 46:10).

Another quote originally in Greek

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle

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Topic
Beauty of nature Nature

Author

Aristotle
Source
On the Parts of Animals
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Περὶ ζῴων μορίων [Parts of Animals]. c. 350 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. "Parts of Animals I." Aristotle: Generation of Animals & History of Animals 1, Parts of Animals 1, translated by C. D. C. Reeve. Hackett Publications, 2019.