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Two princes who wish to remain on friendly terms should never see each other but send good and wise men to one another, and these should maintain their friendship and amend any faults.

Philippe de Commines

Kings and princes have much more power when they undertake some enterprise on the advice of their subjects. They are then more feared by their enemies.

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The two dukes were wise after the event (as the Bretons say).

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Nor should anything said after dinner be taken for counsel.

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Now in my opinion, out of all the countries I have personally known, England is the one where public affairs are best conducted and regulated with least violence to the people. There no buildings are knocked down or demolished through war, and disaster and misfortune befall those who make war.

Philippe de Commines

Philippe de Commines

Philippe de Commines

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Born: 1447

Died: October 28, 1511 (aged 64)

Bio: Philippe de Commines was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called "the first truly modern writer" and "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times".

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