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They cited Thucydides' bleak narrative of the AthensSparta conflict as another source Plato mixed into his Atlantis story.

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Thucydides, this very bleak writer describing the war between Athens and Sparta, kind of pitiless analyst of how power functions

— Episode: 314: Atlantis: The Legend (Part 1)

Episode: 314: Atlantis: The Legend (Part 1)

They cited Thucydides' bleak narrative of the AthensSparta conflict as another source Plato mixed into his Atlantis story.

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Thucydides, this very bleak writer describing the war between Athens and Sparta, kind of pitiless analyst of how power functions

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The speaker recommended this ancient historical account as a more insightful source of information on US-China relations than contemporary pundits, emphasizing its timeless relevance to power dynamics.

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I think you're better off picking up Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, reading a 2,500-year-old book that stood up really well about the timeless jostling between an ascendant power and a...

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Episode: 4 Strategies For Achieving Calm In Troubled Times

The speaker recommended this ancient historical account as a more insightful source of information on US-China relations than contemporary pundits, emphasizing its timeless relevance to power dynamics.

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I think you're better off picking up Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, reading a 2,500-year-old book that stood up really well about the timeless jostling between an ascendant power and a dominant power, right?

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This book was mentioned as an example of challenging reading material but emphasized that with commitment, even difficult books can be read. It was mentioned alongside John Paul Sartre's "Being and Nothingness."

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how do you read the peloponnesian war i mean it's gonna read the peloponnesian war like you can any of us can

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Rob recalled being compelled to read the title in school and noted that it illustrated the dangers of hegemonic power, citing the famous line about the strong doing what they will and the weak suffering what they must. He mentioned it in the context of discussing imperialism and its implications for portfolios.

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Rob mentioned that he had been forced to read Thucydides' *Peloponnesian War* in school, noting how it illustrated the dangers of hegemonic power and the famous quote about the strong doing what they will and the weak suffering what they must.

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I don't know anything about politics, but everything I do know, I learned from Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, you know, which somewhere in my education, somebody forced me to read it. And the gag there is Athens decides it's the hegemonic power... the famous phrase, the strong do what they will and the weak suffer what they must comes from. That's attributed by Thucydides to the Athenians.

History of the Peloponnesian War