Book I, 1.13-[1] (See also: Karl Marx, Grundrisse, Introduction p. 7)
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
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History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Original title
Ἱστορίαι
The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War , which was fought between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League . It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History is divided into eight books.
“I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire…”
Book III, 3.37-[1] (Speech of Cleon..).
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book III
Variant translation: "...the search for truth strains the patience of most people, who would rather believe the first things that come to hand." Translation by Paul Woodruff.
Book I, 1.20-[3]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book I, 1.23-[6]. (See: Thucydides Trap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides%20Trap)
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
“I am more afraid of our own blunders than of the enemy's devices.”
Book I, Chapter V
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book I, Chapter III
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book I, 1.123-[1]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book VI, 6.89-[6]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book VI
Book IV, 4.125-[1]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book IV
Book III, 3.42-[1] (Speech of Diodotus..).
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book III
“speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.”
Book I, 1.121-[5]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book II, 2.40-[3]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book II
Book IV, 4.108-[4]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book IV
Book III, 3.10-[2]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book III
Book II, 99,-[3]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book II
Book VII, 7.29-[4]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book VII
Book VIII, 8.89
As quoted in A Historical Commentary on Thucydides: A Companion to Rex Warner’s Penguin Translation, David Cartwright/Rex Warner, University of Michigan Press (1997), p. 298 : ISBN 0472084194
In the Richard Crawley translation, this quote is rendered as follows : [U]nder a democracy a disappointed candidate accepts his defeat more easily, because he has not the humiliation of being beaten by his equals.
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book VIII
Book I, 1.140-[5]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
Book IV, 4.59-[2]; "Nobody is driven into war by ignorance, and no one who thinks that he will gain anything from it is deterred by fear." ( trans. http://www.classicpersuasion.org/pw/thucydides/thucydides-passages.php?pleaseget=4.59-64 Benjamin Jowett)
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book IV
Book I, 1.22-[4]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book I
