The Roman state was ruined by the ambition of the people as much as by the ambition of the nobility.
The Prince, political philosophy
Discourses on Livy, Book I, Chapter XXXVII
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"For of men it may generally be affirmed, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous."
Humorous"He who builds on the people, builds on mud."
Controversial"He who desires to rule, must be prepared to use fraud and deceit."
Shocking"Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries—for heavy ones they cannot."
Strange & Unusual"It is better to be a good prophet than a good poet."
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