"So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity."
- Tacitus
"A bad peace is worse than war."
"Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity."
"They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger… they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if poor… They ravage, they slaughter, they seize by false preten..."
"Great empires are not maintained by timidity."
"Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful."
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it."
"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."
"If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise."