It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are bad, and that they will use their malignity of mind whenever they have a free opportunity to do so.
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"The people, when they are not restrained by fear, are always ready to commit every kind of excess."
Humorous"Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number of men who are not good."
Shocking"A prince must be a fox, to know how to avoid snares; and a lion, to terrify wolves."
Controversial"The innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new."
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