Let them hate, so long as they fear.

Oderint, dum metuant.

Caligula

Quoted in Lives of the Caesars, by Suetonius

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Topic

Fear in politics Hate Fear Authoritarianism

Speaker

Caligula

Author

Suetonius

Source

Lives of the Caesars

Genre

Biography Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

National leader

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Citation

Accius, Lucius. Atreus. c. 86 BC, Rome, Italy.

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Another quote about Fear

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic
Fear
Speaker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

The die is cast.

Julius Caesar

Quoted in Lives of the Caesars, by Suetonius

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Topic
No turning back Decisions and choices
Speaker
Julius Caesar

Author

Suetonius
Source
Lives of the Caesars
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Language
Latin
Time
49 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in De vita Caesarum [About the Life of the Caesars], by Suetonius. 121 AD.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Divus Julius." Lives of the Caesars, written by Suetonius, translated by Robert Graves. Penguin, 2007, sect. 32.

Another quote originally in Latin

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Baruch Spinoza

Tractatus Politicus

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Topic
Peace

Author

Baruch Spinoza
Source
Tractatus Politicus
Statement Type
Definition
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Tractatus Politicus [Political Treatise]. 1677, ch. 5, sect. 4.