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- Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
- God and nature have thrown all human fortunes into the midst of mankind; and they are thus attainable rather by rapine than by industry, by…
- I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set about it is…
- The end of the republic is to enervate and to weaken all other bodies so as to increase its own body.
- A prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for…
- And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making other preparations, is ruined, for the friendship which is gained by purchase and…
- You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of…
- The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or contemptible; and as…
- A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of external powers.
- A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good things worked by…
- Rome remained free for four hundred years and Sparta eight hundred, although their citizens were armed all that time; but many other states that have…
- For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend…
- States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first…
- I hold it to be of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words towards any one, for neither the one nor…
- He who has annexed them [some principalities], if he wishes to hold them, has only to bear in mind two considerations: the one that the…
- I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the…
- Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised....
- Where the very safety of the country depends upon the resolution to be taken, no consideration of justice or injustice, humanity or cruelty, nor of…
- There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself…
- Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within 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.
- A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art…
- There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.
- Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by…
- From this arises the following question: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the reverse. The answer is that one would like…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour