prevent your taking the wrong course on matters of great im… - Thucydides

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prevent your taking the wrong course on matters of great importance by yielding too readily to the persuasions of your allies.

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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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prevent your taking the wrong course on matters of great importance by yielding too readily to the persuasions of your allies. - Thucydides

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