Pericles — "Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to acquire it, but it …"
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to acquire it, but it is certainly dangerous to let it go.
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From Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War', Pericles' last speech to the Athenians. Another translation, emphasizing the controversial nature of holding onto power.
Date: 430 BC (approximate, as recorded by Thucydides)
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