Translation: The stronger his fortresses, the more assiduou… - Giovanni Francesco Lottini

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Translation: The stronger his fortresses, the more assiduous must the prince be in protecting them, for on no side does he incur greater risk than on that where he seems most secure.

Giovanni Francesco Lottini

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Giovanni (Giovanfrancesco) Francesco Lottini (1512 – August 1572) was an Italian politician, writer and Catholic Bishop.

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Translation: Having good laws comes, as the proverb says, from having bad habits.

Quanto più i luoghi son forti, tanto dee il principe esser più accurato in guardargli, perciochè non si sta da parte alcuna iu maggior pericolo, che da quella, d’onde gli par esser sicuro.

L’haver buone leggi è nato, come dice il proverbio, da cattivi costumi.

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