The Roman army did not employ slaves (except during one Punic war). Only the free can fight. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The Roman army did not employ slaves (except during one Punic war). Only the free can fight.

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About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Sarah Josephine Taleb (CC BY)

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