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Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
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
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
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 first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Around Estimate First Him Intelligence Look Men Method Ruler
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
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Deception Immediate Incline Lack Men Obey Simple Victim
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
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
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
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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Adult Childhood Crazy Distinction Ego Fell Individual Love One Probably Purpose Some Useful
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
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
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Commit Conquer Demolish Error Except Great Ruin Town

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