The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.Niccolo Machiavelli
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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It is often found that modesty and humility not only do no good, but are positively hurtful, when they are shown to the arrogant who have taken up a prejudice against you, either from envy or from any other cause.
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Politics have no relation to morals.
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There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.
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