War is father of all and king of all. Some he reveals as gods, other as men; some he… — Heraclitus
War is father of all and king of all. Some he reveals as gods, other as men; some he makes slaves, other free.
In the original Greek
Πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς, καὶ τοὺς μὲν θεοὺς ἔδειξε τοὺς δὲ ἀνθρώπους, τοὺς μὲν δούλους ἐποίησε τοὺς δὲ ἐλευθέρου.
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Heraclitus. "Heraclitus of Ephesus." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009, F23 - DK B53.
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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, F23 - DK B53.
