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The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. ↗

— Plato

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Mexico was conquered more by manipulation of myth and archetype. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

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I came, I saw, I conquered. ↗

— Julius Caesar

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I came, I saw, God conquered. ↗

— Charles V

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The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety. ↗

— Virgil

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He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

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Since Europe is dependent on imports of energy and most of its raw materials, it can be subdued, if not quite conquered, without all those nuclear weapons the Soviets have aimed at it simply through the shipping routes and raw materials they control. ↗

— Barbara Amiel

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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles. ↗

— Giuseppe Garibaldi

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It's also true, however, that having conquered the regional writer ghetto, I am now intent on conquering the nationalist writer ghetto and moving out into the world more. ↗

— Rick Moody

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