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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 ...more

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Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which ne...more

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A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their g...more

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A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting o...more

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Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore th...more

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Is it better to be loved or feared?