That Which Is Common To

A Democracy When Put To The Strain Grows Weak, And Is Supplanted By Oligarchy.

Of The Tyrant, Spies And Informers Are The Principal Instruments. War Is His Favorite Occupation, For The Sake Of Engrossing The Attention Of The People, And Making Himself Necessary To Them As Their Leader.

We Do Not Know A Truth Without Knowing Its Cause.

That Which Is Impossible And Probable Is Better Than That Which Is Possible And Improbable.

If, Therefore, There Is Any One Superior In Virtue And In The Power Of Performing The Best Actions, Him We Ought To Follow And Obey, But He Must Have The Capacity For Action As Well As Virtue.