There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Niccolo MachiavelliAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: italian
- Born: May 3, 1469
- Died: June 21, 1527
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