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"If a man does not strike first, he will be the first struck" - Athenogoras of Syracuse

"Force is the most effective and efficient means to do something and the virtuous prince will employ its leverage." - Machiavelli

"Men should either be treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injures - for heavy ones they cannot" - Machiavelli

"It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both it is better to be feared than loved." - Machiavelli

"A prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox." - Machiavelli

"I'm the lord of lords, not the server of servants." - João II of Portugal