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The Prince - Machiavelli, Niccolò · 69 words
It only remains now to speak of ecclesiastical principalities, touching which all difficulties are prior to getting possession, because they are acquired either by capacity or good fortune, and they can be held without either; for they are sustained by the ancient ordinances of religion, which are so all powerful, and of such a character that the principalities may be held no matter how their princes behave and live.
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