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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the
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"Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war"

- Thucydides

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Greece Flag This quote is written / told by Thucydides between 460 BC and 395 BC. He/she was a famous Historian from Greece. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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