
“ Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them; and in the actions of all men, and especially of princes, which it is not prudent to challenge, one judges by the result. ”
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532). copy citation
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1532
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English
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Translated by W. K. Marriott