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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

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moral that it is far better to earn the confidence of the people than to rely on fortresses.

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“he who thinks new favours will cause great personages to forget old injuries deceives himself.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“resemblance between Fortune and women and concludes that it is the bold rather than the cautious man that will win and hold them both.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“moral that it is far better to earn the confidence of the people than to rely on fortresses.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation, which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment, which never fails.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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