For where the fear of God is wanting, it is inevitable that the kingdom will come to ruin, or that it will be sustained by the fear of a prince, which will supply the want of religion.
The Prince, political philosophy
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"A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands."
Strange & Unusual"Men are always more easily deceived when they are trying to deceive others."
Humorous"Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions."
Strange & Unusual"For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often even more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are."
Controversial"Men are always averse to new things, and it is very hard to persuade them to change."
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