A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. ✨ Niccol…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). The Portable Machiavelli, p.95, Penguin
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