One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

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Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and...

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and...

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them...

Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them...

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when...

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when...

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites...

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites...

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach...

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach...

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily...

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily...

Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.

Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe...

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should...

The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should...

We love justice greatly, and just men but little

We love justice greatly, and just men but little

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing

Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is...

Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is...