The true measure of a nation is not its armies but its citiz... - Cato the Elder

"The true measure of a nation is not its armies but its citizens' character."

Cato the Elder Leadership

Statesman Ancient Rome 234–149

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"The budding of virtue is the beginning of liberty"

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"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

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