Never wage war on religion, nor upon seemingly holy institu… - Francesco Guicciardini

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Never wage war on religion, nor upon seemingly holy institutions, for this thing has too great a force upon the minds of fools.

Francesco Guicciardini

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Francesco Guicciardini (6 March 1483 – 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, The History of Italy, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time.

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Alternative Names: François Guichardin • Guicciardini

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We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.

Experience has always shown, and reason also, that affairs which depend on many seldom succeed.

Con disavvantaggio grande si fa la guerra con chi non ha che perdere.

Never wage war on religion, nor upon seemingly holy institutions, for this thing has too great a force upon the minds of fools. - Francesco Guicciardini

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