Tacitus Quotes About Evil

Quotes about: Evil

• This I regard as history's highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.

  Tacitus

  History, Evil, Deeds

  Tacitus (2007). “The Annals & The Histories”, p.25, Modern Library

• Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

  Tacitus

  Best Friend, Worst Enemy, History

• The principal 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.

  Tacitus

  Evil, Office, Deeds

  "Annales" (AD 117), III. 65,

• The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.

  Tacitus

  Evil, Tasks, Noble

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