"For myself, I think that those who cultivate wisdom and believe themselves able to instruct their fellow-citizens as to their interests are least likely to become partisans of violence. They are too well aware that to violence attach enmities and dangers, whereas results as good may be obtained by persuasion safely and amicably."

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Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and writer associated with Socratic philosophy. His major works include Anabasis, Hellenica, and Memorabilia, which preserve important accounts of Greek political and military history.

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