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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes: Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.
         

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.


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Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.
         



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