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“It is much safer to be feared than loved, if one cannot be both.”
Machiavelli offers his controversial advice on the practical nature of political authority.
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
— Niccolo Machiavelli
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.”
“Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality.”
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”
“The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.”
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
