Quotes from Tacitus
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
They make a wilderness and call it peace.