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The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.

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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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Native Name: Θουκυδίδης

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The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. - Thucydides

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