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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
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 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
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.
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Breath Constant Execute Executem Furnish Leisure Military Peace Plan Prince War Study
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
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
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
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
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
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.
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Commerce Confidence Cowardice Distrust Either Hatred Offend People Show
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
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
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
Politics have no relation to morals.
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Moral Politics Relation

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