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A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
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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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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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First Man Principle Republic Return Simple Sometimes
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
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Ambition Another Attack Men Other Secure Seek Themselves
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.
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Breath Constant Execute Executem Furnish Leisure Military Peace Plan Prince War Study
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
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Commit Conquer Demolish Error Except Great Ruin Town
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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Conceal Enemy Enterprise Execution Likely More No Ripe

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