"The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is judged worthy by those inquirers who desire an exact knowledge of the past as an aid to the understanding of the future, which in the course of human things must resemble if it does not reflect it, I shall be content.In fine I have written my work not as an essay with which to win the applause of the moment but as a possession for all time."
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Thucydides
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Thucydides was an ancient Greek historian and Athenian general best known for History of the Peloponnesian War. His approach to evidence and causation made his work foundational for later political and historical analysis.
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