“One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.”
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Politics have no relation to morals.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.