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He [the prince] holds to what is right when he can but knows how to do wrong when he must. — Niccolo Machiavelli

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He [the prince] holds to what is right when he can but knows how to do wrong when he must.

Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince · 1532
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Current citation
Machiavelli, Nicolò. The Prince, translated by Peter Bondanella. Oxford University Press, 2005.
Original citation
Machiavelli, Niccolò. Il Principe [The Prince]. Rome: Antonio Blado d'Asola, 1532.

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