Arrian quotes
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“Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves.”
-- ArrianSource : Arrian (1970). “The life of Alexander the Great”
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“Your ancestors invaded Macedonia and the rest of Greece and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury; ... [and] I have been appointed leader of the Greeks ...”
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“Do not try to lead men who are unwilling to follow you; if their heart is not in it, you will never find the old spirit or the old courage.”
-- Arrian
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Source : A. J. Muste's statement of 1941, as quoted in Howard Zinn "A People's History" (p. 416), 1980, and later quoted in Howard Zinn "The Twentieth Century: A People's History" (p. 159), May 9, 1984.
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“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
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Source : "The Parenting Trap" by A. A. Gill, www.vanityfair.com. November 2, 2012.
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Source : "Broadway Favorite Aaron Tveit Tackles the Small Screen With ‘Graceland’". Interview with Suzy Evans, www.backstage.com. June 27, 2013.
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“The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.”
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