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Power is the by-product of understanding.

The word must is not to be used to princes.

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Syllables govern the world.

To some degree it matters who’s in office, but it matters more how much pressure they’re under from the public.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.