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A man who has the knowledge but lacks the power clearly to express it is no better off than if he never had any ideas at all. - Thucydides
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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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