11 ideas
| 18946 | Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer] |
| 7127 | If men are good you should keep promises, but they aren't, so you needn't [Machiavelli] |
| 6309 | The principle foundations of all states are good laws and good armies [Machiavelli] |
| 6306 | People are vengeful, so be generous to them, or destroy them [Machiavelli] |
| 6305 | To retain a conquered state, wipe out the ruling family, and preserve everything else [Machiavelli] |
| 6308 | A sensible conqueror does all his harmful deeds immediately, because people soon forget [Machiavelli] |
| 23829 | National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil] |
| 23828 | National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil] |
| 6307 | A desire to conquer, and men who do it, are always praised, or not blamed [Machiavelli] |
| 23827 | Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters [Weil] |
| 7486 | Machiavelli emancipated politics from religion [Machiavelli, by Watson] |