So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil.
Niccolo MachiavelliIt is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated.
Niccolo MachiavelliHe who makes war his profession cannot be otherwise than vicious. War makes thieves, and peace brings them to the gallows.
Niccolo Machiavelli