Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being... - Thucydides at BrainyQuote

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

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Author Profession: Historian

Nationality: Greek

Born: 460 BC

Died: 395 BC

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