"But my intention being to write something of use to those who understand, it appears to me more proper to go to the real truth of the matter than its imagination; and many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known in reality; for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done, will rather learn to bring about his own ruin than his preservation. A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many who are not good. Therefore it is necessary for a prince, who wishes to maintain himself, to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge and not use it, according to the necessity of the case." - Machiavelli
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:55:59 +0000
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