Quote by Francis Bacon
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for w

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. – Francis Bacon

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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