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Marcus Tullius Cicero180
Roman philosopher and statesman -106–-43 BCRelated quotes
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
First Annual Address, to both Houses of Congress (8 January 1790).
Compare: "Qui desiderat pacem præparet bellum" (translated: "Who would desire peace should be prepared for war"), Vegetius, Rei Militari 3, Prolog.; "In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello" (translated: "In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war"), Horace, Book ii. satire ii.
1790s
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Remarks of President Barack Obama To the People of Israel at Jerusalem International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel (21 March 2013) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/21/remarks-president-barack-obama-people-israel <br class="br">2013
“The conscience is the best and most impartial judge that a righteous man has.”
José de San Martín (1778–1850) Argentine general and independence leader
La conciencia es el mejor y más imparcial juez que tiene el hombre de bien.
Letter from Brussels (18 December 1827), quoted in La Rivista de Buenos Aires (1864) edited by Miguel Navarro Viola y Vicente G. Quesada, Vol. 4
“Now if thou be a bondslave vile become,
No wrong is that, but God's most righteous doom.”
Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) Italian poet
Or se tu se' vil serva, e il tuo servaggio
(Non ti lagnar) giustizia, e non oltraggio.
Canto I, stanza 51 (tr. Fairfax)
Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)
Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer
Source: Tempt Me at Twilight
“I prefer to spend time with you. You’re the most interesting person I know.”
Sylvia Day (1973) American writer
Source: Captivated by You