It is necessary for a prince, if he wishes to maintain himself, to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge and not use it, according to the necessity of the case.
The Prince, political philosophy
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"Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them, they take vengeance, whereas if you wound them incurably, they are unable to do so."
Humorous"A wise prince, therefore, ought to find a means by which his subjects will always in every sort and kind of circumstance have need of the state and of him, and then they will always be faithful to him…"
Controversial"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others."
Strange & Unusual"No state is ever well established unless it has a good army."
Controversial"Men are always averse to new things, and it is very hard to persuade them to change."
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