Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can aveng…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (2015). The Prince, p.25, Xist Publishing
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