Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.
Niccolo MachiavelliThere is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed.
Niccolo Machiavelli...it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor.
Niccolo MachiavelliHence it comes that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
Niccolo Machiavelli