Cicero: “For there can be nothing more discreditable than to be at open war with a man with whom you have been intimate.”

For self-control is the foe of the passions, and the passions are the handmaids of pleasure.

Not only must we show consideration for those whom we have conquered by force of arms but we must also ensure protection to those who lay down their arms and throw themselves upon the mercy of our generals, even though the battering-ram…

For we contend, for example, with a fellow-citizen in one way, if he is a personal enemy, in another, if he is a rival: with the rival it is a struggle for office and position, with the enemy for life and honour.

Thus apparent expediency is outweighed when placed in the balance against moral rectitude.