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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. - Niccoló Machiavelli (Discourses on Livy Quotes)

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

Source:First Book: Chapter XLVI
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Niccoló Machiavelli - Discourses on Livy Quotes
  • Book: Discourses on Livy
  • Writer: Niccoló Machiavelli
  • Genre: Philosophy, Politics
  • Published: 1531
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