Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.
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It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
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