The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
Niccolo MachiavelliAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: italian
- Born: May 3, 1469
- Died: June 21, 1527
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I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not, except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And then there is the question on which so much depends, of how we react to the damage: whether we admit it or repress it, and how this affects our dealings with others. Some admit the damage, and try to mitigate it; some spend their lives trying to help others who are damaged; and there are those whose main concern is to avoid further damage...
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