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                                        Variant: Variant translation: The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people. 
Source: The Prince (1513), Ch. 20: 'Are fortresses, and many other things to which princes often resort advantageous or hurtful?' 
                                    
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                            