Niccolò Machiavelli: Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, c

Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to — Niccolò Machiavelli

Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant.

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