Because they didn't know better, they called it "civilizati… - Tacitus

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Because they didn't know better, they called it "civilization," when it was part of their slavery.

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Publius Tacitus (or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus; c. 56–after 117 AD), Roman orator, lawyer, and senator. He is considered one of antiquity's greatest historians.

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Native Name: Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Alternative Names: Gaius Cornelius Tacitus • P. Cornelius Tacitus • C. Cornelius Tacitus • Cornelius Tacitus • Publius Cornelius Tacitus Caecina Paetus

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The gods are on the side of the stronger.

Their shields are black, their bodies dyed. They choose dark nights for battle, and, by the dread and gloomy aspect of their death-like host, strike terror into the foe, who can never confront their strange and almost infernal appearance.

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.

Because they didn't know better, they called it "civilization," when it was part of their slavery. - Tacitus

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