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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

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Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate.
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Destry Injure Men Merely Offend Ought Retailable Unable Vengeance
Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.
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Difficult Lack Love Safer Since Since Fear Together Two Must
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
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

All Determine Inflict Injury Must Need New Once Ruler
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
Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

All Detail Less Offense Once Severities Suddenness
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Ambition Another Attack Men Other Secure Seek Themselves
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Cleaner Escape Hourglass More Sand Through
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Among Cause Contemptible Disarmed Disgraceful Ebit Guard Other Prince Render Thing
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Contempt Country Decay Religion See Sign Sure
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Acquire Admitted Common Condemned More Nature Praise Succeed Wish
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle

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