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It is in pointing to the need to be strong after a violent civil war that Creon defends himself in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon characterizes Thebes as a city ravaged by yesterday's end to the first bloody civil war over the Theban royal succession. He does not believe that municipal security or governmental stability can be served without the strong rule of one decisive man. He feels that he must not back on whatever he considers for the greater good of his city, his government and his people.

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