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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day. – Quincy Jones

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We are now integrated into American society and I dont like the word fashionable, because fashionable means that its going to pass. Its not like that anymore. – Antonio Banderas

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Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals. – Jesse Helms

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A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion. – H.L. Mencken

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