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1469–1527 · Renaissance (Italian)
The realist of politics who judged rulers by results, not goodness.
...è molto più sicuro essere temuto che amato
Original (Italian)
“It is much safer to be feared than loved, if one cannot be both.”
The Prince, ch. 17 (1532)
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