The acquisition of power requires ruthlessness; the retentio... - Niccolò Machiavelli

This quote is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli.

"The acquisition of power requires ruthlessness; the retention of power requires magnanimity."

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Philosopher Writer Italian 1469–1527

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