Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
Athenian statesman
Attributed to Pericles in his Funeral Oration, as recorded by Thucydides.
c. 431 BCE
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"For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy."
Shocking"I am of the opinion that the individual who takes no part in public affairs is not to be regarded as a harmless, but as a useless character."
Controversial"For where the awards for virtue are the greatest, there the best citizens are found."
Shocking"Wealth is with us rather an opportunity for action than a subject for boasting."
Shocking"For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy."
Shocking