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There Are Some Whose Only Reason For Inciting War Is To Use It As A Means To Exercise Their Tyranny Over Their Subjects More Easily. For In Times Of Peace The Authority Of The Assembly, The Dignity Of The Magistrates, The Force Of The Laws Stand In The Way To Some Extent Of The Ruler Doing What He Likes. But Once War Is Declared Then The Whole Business Of State Is Subject To The Will Of A Few ... They Demand As Much Money As They Like. Why Say More?

War Is Sweet To Those Who Haven't Tasted It. Dulce Bellum Inexpertis.

What Passes Out Of One's Mouth Passes Into A Hundred Ears. It Is A Great Misfortune Not To Have Sense Enough To Speak Well.

Given A Choice Between A Folly And A Sacrament, One Should Always Choose The Folly—because We Know A Sacrament Will Not Bring Us Closer To God And There’s Always The Chance That A Folly Will.

Human Affairs Are So Obscure And Various That Nothing Can Be Clearly Known. This Was The Sound Conclusion Of The Academic Sceptics, Who Were The Least Surly Of Philosophers.