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(Pericles:) [A] man's counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger.

(Book 2 Chapter 44.3)

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Thucydides (or Thoukydides)(c. 472 BC – c. 400 BC) was an ancient Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. This work is widely regarded a classic and represents the first work of its kind.

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(Pericles:) [A] man's counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger. (Book 2 Chapter 44.3) - Thucydides

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