"There is no more deadly peril than disobedience; States ar… - Sophocles

"There is no more deadly peril than disobedience;
States are devoured by it, homes laid in ruins,
Armies defeated, victory turned to rout.
White simple obedience saves the lives of hundreds
Of honest folk." - Creon

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Sophocles (Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; 496 – 406 BCE) was a Greek playwright, dramatist, priest, and politician of Classical Athens. He was also a general for the Athenian Empire in the Peloponnesian Wars, and during his service he led the battle against the Peloponnesian Island of Samos.[citation needed]

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πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει

For death is gain to him whose life, like mine, is full of misery

And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.

"There is no more deadly peril than disobedience; States are devoured by it, homes laid in ruins, Armies defeated, victory turned to rout. White simp… - Sophocles

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