To: PsyOp
When you disarm [the people] you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred against you. - Niccoló Machiavelli,
The Prince. 1537.
NRA Bump.
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
NRA bump"However strong your armies may be, you will always need the favour of the inhabitants to take possession of a province." - Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537.
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04/22/2002 8:39:57 PM PDT by
PsyOp
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
"When you disarm [the people] you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred against you. - Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537. NRA Bump."
One of the most profound statements ever made.
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