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Niccolo Machiavelli

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Men

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Machiavelli is saying that people react strongly to small offenses but become helpless when deeply harmed. Therefore, it is better to either be very kind to them or completely defeat them, so they cannot seek revenge.

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