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Republic Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as every history is full of examples, it is necessary to whoever arranges to…
- 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.
- Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for how we live is so far removed…
- Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should live and how…
- A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence…
- But in Republics there is a stronger vitality, a fiercer hatred, a keener thirst for revenge. The memory of their former freedom will not let…
- All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.
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- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
- In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was… — Gerry Adams
- The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
- I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe. — Ruben Blades
- For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. — Lionel Blue
- This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. — James Bovard
- For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose… — William Jennings Bryan
- I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for… — Smedley Butler
- The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. — Thomas Carlyle
- Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and… — Amy Chua
- In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero