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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.
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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
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I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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