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" When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred. "

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" The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love. "

" The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. "

" There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless. "

" Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear. "

" Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed. "

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" A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. "

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" No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. "

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" Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more. "

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" The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not. "

" There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. "

" It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. "

" War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. "

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" Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself. "

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" Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. "