Men must either be caressed or crushed; when you do them sli... - Niccolò Machiavelli

This quote is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli.

"Men must either be caressed or crushed; when you do them slight injuries they revenge them, but when you do them great ones they cannot."

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Philosopher Writer Italian 1469–1527

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