You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in th…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness, implacable before blunders, indulgent before crimes...and patient to the point of martyrdom before all the violences of bold despotism.
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. ✨ The Prince. Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, Ch. 22, 1513.
There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain … ▶
I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse this mercifulness. ✨ Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). The Prince, p.52, Knickerbocker … ▶
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So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil. ✨ NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI (1947). THE PRINCE

You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness, implacable before blunders, indulgent before crimes...and patient to the point of martyrdom before all the violences of bold despotism.

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