"Hence it is to be remarked that, in seizing a state, the usurper ought to arrange to commit all his cruelties at once, so as not to have to repeat them every day, and thus able to secure men without f…"

"And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order…"

"The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."

"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."