As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as …

Niccolo Machiavelli
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As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as every history is full of examples, it is necessary to whoever arranges to found a Republic and establish laws in it, to presuppose that all men are bad and that they will use their malignity of mind every time they have the opportunity. ✨ Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli, book 1, ch. 3, 1517.
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