Quotable Solon

A man should not be insensible or indifferent to the common weal, arranging his private affairs securely and glorying in the fact that he has no share in the distempers and distresses of his country, but should rather espouse promptly the better and more righteous cause, share its perils and give it his aid, instead of waiting in safety to see which cause prevails.

– SOLON, AS QUOTED BY PLUTARCH (c. 100 B.C.; h/t Harper’s)