23 Quotes by Publius Tacitus

When monarchs through their bloodthirsty commanders lay waste a country, they dignify their atrocity by calling it "Making Peace

The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.

Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it

There will be vice as long as there are men

The more corrupt the state, the more laws.

They (the Romans) make a desert, and they call it peace

They make a wilderness and call it peace.

Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader.

They made a wasteland and called it peace