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It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
Politics have no relation to morals.
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Moral Politics Relation
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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All Determine Inflict Injury Must Need New Once Ruler
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
Benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.
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Benefit Drop Hand More Ough Relish
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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Broken Give Necessity Past Present Promise Work
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
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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Conduct Difficult Introduce More New Order Success Thing Uncertain
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
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
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
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise

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