“Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.”
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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
