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"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."

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About Thucydides

Thucydides was an ancient Greek historian and Athenian general best known for History of the Peloponnesian War. His approach to evidence and causation made his work foundational for later political and historical analysis.

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