Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.


The Portable Machiavelli (ed. Penguin, 1979) - ISBN: 9781101128091

Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.