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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.

It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.

Thucydides
People, Looks, Politics
Thucydides (1970). “Athens at war”, Putnam Aeronautical Books

Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

Thucydides
Patience, Men, Politics
Thucydides (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Thucydides (Illustrated)”, p.2245, Delphi Classics

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