• The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms. Armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes.

  Tacitus
  Roman senator and historian 56-117
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. maintained
2. produced
3. secure
4. armies
5. taxes

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The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms. Armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes. by : Tacitus

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