Machiavelli — "A prince, therefore, being compelled knowingly to adopt the beast, ought to choo…"

A prince, therefore, being compelled knowingly to adopt the beast, ought to choose the fox and the lion; because the lion cannot defend himself against snares and the fox cannot defend himself against wolves. Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover snares and a lion to terrify wolves.
Machiavelli — Machiavelli Early Modern · The Prince, political philosophy

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The Prince, Chapter XVIII: How Princes Should Keep Faith

Date: 1532

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