Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most. ✨ Thucyd…

Thucydides
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most. ✨ Thucydides (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thucydides (Illustrated), p.2245, Delphi Classics
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most. ✨ Thucydides (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thucydides (Illustrated), p.2245, Delphi Classics

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