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Less possessed of your confidence in advance than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence.
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a prince should entrust his friends with so much authority only as leaves a certain interval between his position and theirs
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When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground.
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If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
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You can’t change the world alone — you will need some help — and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.