Chapter 9
On the civil principality: a prince who comes to power with the favor of the people must keep them friendly, since one cannot satisfy the great without injury to others, but one can satisfy the people.
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From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
In every city two humors are found: the people wish not to be oppressed, the great desire to oppress; the prince should base himself on the people, since the great are few and the people many.
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