“He who builds on the people, builds on the mud.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli , book The Prince

Source: The Prince (1513), Ch. 9; translated by W. K. Marriott

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Chi fonda in sul populo fonda in sul fango.

Source: The Prince (1513)

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