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• The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  War, Soldier, Gold

  "Should We Spill Blood Over Oil?" by Laurence W. Beilenson, Kevin Lynch, reason.com. February 1982.

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• Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own ruin than his preservation.

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  Art, War, Reality

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.48, Race Point Publishing

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• Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them.

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  Art, War, Men

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.56, Knickerbocker Classics

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• Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.

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  War, Army, Order

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• And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense.

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  Needs, Defense, Way

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• That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided it is well known that he is an excellent man and revered by his people, he can only be attacked with difficulty.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Men

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2010). “The Prince”, p.76, FastPencil Inc

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• The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.

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  Law, Foundation, Literature

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• Only those means of security are good, are certain, are lasting, that depend on yourself and your own vigor.

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  Mean, Vigor, Certain

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• The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined; for friendships that are won by awards, and not by greatness and nobility of soul, although deserved, yet are not real, and cannot be depended upon in time of adversity.

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  Time, Real, Adversity

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, 1513.

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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 one who commands.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Discipline

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• Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered.

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  Art, War, Opportunity

  "The Art of War". Book by Niccolò Machiavelli, as translated by Neal Wood, 1965.

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• Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.

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  Men, Law, Giving

  "Discourses on Livy" by Niccolò Machiavelli, book 1, ch. 3, as translated by LJ Walker and B Crick, 1517.

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• There are three kinds of brains: One understands of itself, another can be taught to understand, and the third can neither understand to itself or be taught to understand.

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  Understanding, Brain, Three

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• It may be observed, that provinces amid the vicissitudes to which they are subject, pass from order into confusion, and afterward recur to a state of order again; for the nature of mundane affairs not allowing them to continue in an even course, when they have arrived at their greatest perfection, they soon begin to decline.

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  Art, War, Order

  "Florentine Histories" by Niccolò Machiavelli, book V, chapter 1, 1526.

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• So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.

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  Men, Long, Honor

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• For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend himself by his good troops and friends; and he will always have good friends if he has good troops.

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  Good Friend, Should Have, Two

  Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). “The Portable Machiavelli”, p.97, Penguin

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• One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.

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  War, Risk, Should

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• I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for adulation is lacking.

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  Art, War, Believe

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Art of War and the Prince”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

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• The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.

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  War, Soldier, Gold

  "Should We Spill Blood Over Oil?" by Laurence W. Beilenson, Kevin Lynch, reason.com. February 1982.

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• In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.

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  Fall, Arms, Conclusion

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2015). “The Prince”, p.63, Xist Publishing

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• ....it cannot be called ingenuity to kill one's fellow citizens, to betray friends, to be without faith, without mercy, without religion; by these means one can aquire power but not glory.

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  Mean, Citizens, Politics

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• Men nearly always follow the tracks made by others and proceed in their affairs by imitation, even though they cannot entirely keep to the tracks of others or emulate the prowess of their models. So a prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding.

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  Men, Track, Imitating Others

  "Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization". Book by Carol Dingle, p. 144, July 26, 2000.

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• You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less and want to bear less danger, the more the enemy is weak or the less the enemy is cautious, so much more must you esteem him.

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  Art, War, Believe

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• Is it better to be loved or feared?

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Niccolo Machiavelli, Sir Thomas More, Sir (2010). “Machiavelli, More & Luther”, p.56, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two has to be wanting. For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, voluble, dissemblers, anxious to avoid danger, and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours; they offer you their blood, their goods, their life, and their children, as I have before said, when the necessity is remote; but when it approaches, they revolt.

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  Art, Children, War

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolo Machiavelli , Ch. 17, as translated by Luigi Ricci (1903), 1513.

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