And if such malignity is hidden for a time, it proceeds from the unkno…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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And if such malignity is hidden for a time, it proceeds from the unknown reason that would not be known because the experience of the contrary had not been seen, but time, which is said to be the father of every truth, will cause it to be discovered. ✨ Discourses on Livy. Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, Book 1, Ch. 3, 1517.
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