One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. - Niccolò Machiavelli

... War is the sole art looked for in one who rules...

Half of these aren't even Machiavelli.
Some are Plato, Thucydides etc....doesnt anyone check these?

I say, then, that hereditary States, accustomed to the family of their Prince, are maintained with far less difficulty than new States, since all that is required is that the Prince shall not depart from the usages of his ancestors, trusting for the rest to deal with events as they arise.