"It is enough", this malicious man tells us, "to extinguish the line of the defeated prince." Can one read this without quivering in horror and indignation?"
- Frederick the Great
"If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he would be the new [[Prometheus]] bringing celestial fire to breathe life into robots. But no man i..."
"It doesn't matter if justice is on your side. You have to depict your position as just."
- Benjamin Netanyahu
"I was nine when I figured out it’s better to be respected than liked."
- A.D. Aliwat