29 Quotes About Machiavelli

  • Author Jacques Barzun
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    [The prince] dare not let ethics keep him from doing whatever evil must be done to preserve himself and the state.

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[The prince] dare not let ethics keep him from doing whatever evil must be done to preserve himself and the state.

-Jacques Barzun

Nicia: God send him the plague!Timoteo: Why?Nicia: So he'll get it!

-Niccolò Machiavelli

 

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