Pericles
Pericles
Pericleswas arguably the most prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age— specifically the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionStatesman
real poverty needs
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
inspirational humor mean
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
business men mind
We do not say that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all.
mistake design enemy
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies' designs.
jobs responsibility men
In private matters everyone is equal before the law. In public matters, when it is a question of putting power and responsibility into the hands of one man rather than another, what counts is not rank or money, but the ability to do the job well.
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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
peace woven stones
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
mean community doe
Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you.
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We do not need the praises of a Homer, or of anyone else whose words may delight us for the moment, but the estimation of facts will fall short of what is really true.
men littles glory
A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.