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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Done Fear Injury Man Severe Use Vengence
It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Act Arrange Free Law Lay Men Necessity Presupoose Scope State Wickedness
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
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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All Aspire Breast Element Four Frame Mind Nature Regiment Teach
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
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Ashamed Contrary Example God Imitate Influence Strive Such Wick
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
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Arm Except Hope Necessary Premise War
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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Dispatch Force Ofen Opportunity Rob Tardiness
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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Evil Gain Good Hatred Much
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Around Estimate First Him Intelligence Look Men Method Ruler
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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Commerce Confidence Cowardice Distrust Either Hatred Offend People Show
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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Contempt Country Decay Religion See Sign Sure
So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
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Does Either Fear Indulge Injury Ought Vengeance
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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Must Nature People Prince Understand
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
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Destroy Generous heavy Injury Men One Revenge Sight
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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Fickle Gain General Greedy Hypocritical Man Mankind
Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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All Detail Less Offense Once Severities Suddenness
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.
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Against Do Faith Interest Keep Out Ruler Wise
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Command Know Must Obey Wish
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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Bear Despair Drive Father Inheritance Loss Qquanmity Son
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time

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