...the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything ne…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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...the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). The Prince, p.19, Knickerbocker Classics
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