And although one should not reason about Moses, as he was a mere executor of things that had been ordered for him by God, nonetheless he should be ad… - Niccolò Machiavelli

One ought perhaps not to count Moses, as he was a mere executor of the will of God; he must nevertheless be admired, if only for the grace that made him worthy of speaking to God.

He who causes another to become powerful ruins himself, for he brings such a power into being either by design or by force, and both of these elements are suspects to the one whom he has made powerful.

Non è mai alcuna cosa sì disperata, che non vi sia qualche via da poterne sperare.

But in Republics there is a stronger vitality, a fiercer hatred, a keener thirst for revenge. The memory of their former freedom will not let them rest; so that the safest course is either to destroy them, or to go and live in them.