Sublime

the very simple reason that when he is at the head of the Government he has but little power, but little wealth, and but little glory to share amongst his friends; and his influence in the State is too small for the success or the ruin of a faction to depend upon the elevation of an individual to power.

not because he is inferior to the authorities which conduct it, or that he is less capable than his neighbor of governing himself, but because he acknowledges the utility of an association with his fellow-men, and because he knows that no such association can exist without a regulating force.

Froids et clairvoyants, ils n'ont pas plus à se soucier d'indulgence et de ménagement qu'un joueur d'échecs à l'égard de son adversaire, mais ils ont le devoir de procurer à leur peuple, par tous les moyens, admis ou condamnés, le maximum d'avantages et de suprématie sur les autres. Pour Machiavel, le premier devoir d'un prince et d'un peuple est

In France this security is sought for in powers exercised by the heads of the administration; in America it is sought for in the principle of election.

Borgia knew how to put on a power show. He was seated in a dark room, his bearded and pockmarked face lit by a single candle. He insisted that Florence show him respect and support. Once again a vague accommodation seems to have been reached, and Borgia did not attack. A few days later, probably as part of his arrangement with Florence that

enfrentar o inimigo apenas com sua funda e sua faca. Enfim, as armas de outrem, ou te caem de cima, ou te pesam ou te constrangem.