"Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful,……" — Niccolo Machiavelli
"Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of these are suspected by the one who has been raised to power."
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303 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
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