“One who becomes a prince through the favour of the people ought to keep them friendly, and this he can easily do seeing they only ask not to be oppressed by him.” The Prince
Were civilization itself to be estimated by some of its results, it would seem perhaps better for what we call the barbarous part of the world to remain unchanged. Typee
Honesty's the best policy. Don Quixote
"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire." The Analects of Confucius
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