"People attack someone who has endeared himself to them rather than someone they fear; for love is an agreement which men, out of malice, and whenever their interest requires it, consider void; and fear is kept awake by the dread of punishment.
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Author
Niccolò MachiavelliAll Translations
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People attack someone who has endeared himself to them rather than someone they fear; for love is an agreement which men, out of malice, and whenever their interest requires it, consider void; and fear is kept awake by the dread of punishment.
""Inkább támadnak az emberek olyan valaki ellen, aki megszerettette magát velük, mint akitől félnek; mert a szeretet olyan egyezség, amelyet az emberek rosszaságból és minden alkalommal, mikor érdekük kívánja, érvénytelennek tekintenek; a félelmet pedig a büntetéstől való rettegés ébren tartja."