“I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without con…”

“I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for adulation is lacking.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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Title: Wikiquote: Niccolò Machiavelli
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Book 1 (tr. )

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Machiavelli, Niccolò. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Niccolò Machiavelli. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niccolò_Machiavelli

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