"Then also pretexts for seizing property are never……" — Niccolo Machiavelli
"Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the goods of others, whereas causes for taking life are rarer and more quickly destroyed."
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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303 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
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The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
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Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
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To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.
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