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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.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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
The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.
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Among Fact Man Necessarily Some Virtuous
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
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
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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Adapt Clash Demand Likewise One Policy Time
But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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Ability Aquire Condemnation Cost Deserve Mistake More
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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Archive Attribute Either Fortune Virtue
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
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
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
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
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
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without

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