Cicero: “Under such circumstances also we must beware of lending an ear to sycophants or allowing them to impose upon us with…”

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…

From this attitude come greatness of soul and a sense of superiority to worldly conditions.

In my opinion, at least, we should always strive to secure a peace that shall not admit of guile.

The first office of justice is to keep one man from doing harm to another, unless provoked by wrong; and the next is to lead men to use common possessions for the common interests, private property for their own.