Quote of Demosthenes - In affairs of state the principles...
Biography - Demosthenes:
Born: -384 - Died: -322
Period:
2nd century
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Period:
2nd century
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
In affairs of state the principles and the foundations must be truth and justice.
Translation
(French, German)
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Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Quotes about Justice:
'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.
Quotes for: politics
Article II – The goal of any political association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, safety and resistance against oppression.
Demosthenes also said...
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