Machiavelli — "And it is to be noted that in taking a state, the conqueror must arrange to comm…"

And it is to be noted that in taking a state, the conqueror must arrange to commit all his cruelties at once, so as not to have to repeat them daily, but to be able, by not repeating them, to reassure people and win them over by benefits.
Machiavelli — Machiavelli Early Modern · The Prince, political philosophy

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The Prince, Chapter VIII: Concerning Those Who Have Obtained a Principality by Wickedness

Date: 1532

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