First, all means to conciliate; failing that, all means to crush.
I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.
I do not sleep to let others sleep in the shade of my waking.
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies.
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.