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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
Lord Acton
The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs.
Silvio Berlusconi
What this White House really needs is a chief of staff who can read Machiavelli in the original Italian.
Mack McLarty
In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.
Howard Zinn
Stupidity trumps Machiavelli almost every time when you are looking for an explanation.
Robert Foster Bennett
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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
Lord Acton 
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The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs.
Silvio Berlusconi
56% of people like this quote
What this White House really needs is a chief of staff who can read Machiavelli in the original Italian.
Mack McLarty
54% of people like this quote
In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.
Howard Zinn
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Stupidity trumps Machiavelli almost every time when you are looking for an explanation.
Robert Foster Bennett
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