Plutarch Quotes
Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Morals. Translated by William W. Goodwin, vol. 1, Little, Brown, and Company, 1878, p. 77.
Here is another example of “the good old days” phenomenon. Similar complaints are made in most generations about most vices.
Kott was indicted for accepting a bribe and Allen agreed to testify for the prosecution in exchange for lighter treatment. However, this illustrated the biggest Alaskan political scandal which involved many of the Republican state legislators, the long serving Alaskan U. S. Senator Ted Stevens and Stevens’ son were also the legislative leaders bribed to kill the tax bill. See {620070}.
Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; AD 46–after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).
