6 Quotes by Plutarch about politics
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The conduct of a wise politician is ever suited to the present posture of affairs. Often by foregoing a part he saves the whole, and by yielding in a small matter secures a greater.
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There is no perfecter endowment in man than political virtue.
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Courage and wisdom are, indeed, rarities amongst men, but of all that is good, a just man it would seem is the most scarce.
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They fought indeed and were slain, but it was to maintain the luxury and the wealth of other men.
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Justice makes the life of such as are in prosperity, power and authority the life of a god, and injustice turns it to that of a beast.
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Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price.
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