"One of the great secrets of the..." - Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.
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“It is often found that modesty and humility not only do no good, but are positively hurtful, when they are shown to the arrogant who have taken up a prejudice against you, either from envy or from any other cause.”
“Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to be observed, have need of good morals.”
“I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words toward anyone, for neither diminishes the strength of the enemy.”
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“Personally I crave not for 'independence', which I do not understand, but I long for freedom from the English yoke.”
“There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.”
“Course, that's the trouble with politics, it breeds politics! So that makes it pretty hard to stamp out.”