Niccolo Machiavelli - "The Prince"
"...princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours"
"Men worry less about doing injury to one who makes himself loved than to one who makes himself feared. For love is secured by a bond of gratitude which men, wretched creatures that they are, break when it is to their advantage but fear is strengthened by a dread of punishment which is always effective."
"There's no doubt a prince's greatness depends on his triumphing over difficulties and opposition...when he has the chance, an able prince should cunningly foster some opposition to himself so that by overcoming it, he can enhance his own stature."
"Men worry less about doing injury to one who makes himself loved than to one who makes himself feared. For love is secured by a bond of gratitude which men, wretched creatures that they are, break when it is to their advantage but fear is strengthened by a dread of punishment which is always effective."
"There's no doubt a prince's greatness depends on his triumphing over difficulties and opposition...when he has the chance, an able prince should cunningly foster some opposition to himself so that by overcoming it, he can enhance his own stature."
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