The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.