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Quotation #24521 from Classic Quotes:

Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy
Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527)  

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