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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.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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 main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.
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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Command Know Must Obey Wish
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
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
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
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Away Belong Everything Glory God Share Take Willing
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
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
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
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
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
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
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
Politics have no relation to morals.
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