Francis Bacon: We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not wh — Francis Bacon

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

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