If the chief party, whether it be the people, or the army, or the nobility, which you think most useful and of most consequence to you for the conservation of your dignity, be corrupt, you must follow their humor and indulge them, and in that case honesty and virtue are pernicious.
-Niccolò Machiavelli
Select a background
More quotes by Niccolò Machiavelli
Popular Authors
A curated listing of popular authors.