Treatise · Political literature · Philosophical literatureThis leads to a debate: is it better to be loved than feared, or the reverse? The answer is that it is desirable to be both, but because it is difficult to join them together, it is much safer for a prince to be feared than loved, if he is to fail in one of the two.Niccolo MachiavelliThe Prince · 1532★ 3.9
NovelI repeat... That all power is a trust - that we are accountable for its exercise - that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.Benjamin Disraeli1826★ 3.5
Essay · Political literatureWhere force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.Leon Trotsky1932★ 3.5
Political literatureIt is for us... To inquire constantly and persistently, when theories of national power or states' rights are propounded: "What interests are behind them and to whose advantage will changes or the maintenance of old forms accrue?" By refusing to do this we become victims of history-clay in the hands of its makers.Charles A. BeardAn Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States · 1935★ 3.4
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