Quotes by Tacitus

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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
    --Tacitus 

"They make a desert and call it peace."
    --Tacitus 

The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
    --Tacitus 

The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
    --Tacitus 

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
    --Tacitus