In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly.
Niccolò Machiavelli
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Whoever takes it upon himself to establish a commonwealth and prescribe laws must presuppose all men naturally bad, and that they will yield to their innate evil passions as often as they can do so with safety.
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A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many who are not good.
- Niccolò Machiavelli