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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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First Man Principle Republic Return Simple Sometimes
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
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
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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Always Deceive Find One Themselvesm Deceive
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
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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Archive Attribute Either Fortune Virtue
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
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
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
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
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
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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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.
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All Determine Inflict Injury Must Need New Once Ruler
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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Evil Gain Good Hatred Much

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