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Polybius Quotes
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Famous Polybius Quotations
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Polybius (ca. 203-120 BC) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic Period noted for his book called The Histories covering in detail the period of 220-146 BC. He is also renowned for his ideas of political balance in the government, which was later used in Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and the drafting of the United States Constitution
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- There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man. Polybius »
- Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories. Polybius »
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