Philip of Macedon, not the father of Alexander the Great, but he who w… — The Prince

The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli

Philip of Macedon, not the father of Alexander the Great, but he who was conquered by Titus Quintius, had not much territory compared to the greatness of the Romans and of Greece who attacked him, yet being a warlike man who knew how to attract the people and secure the nobles, he sustained the war against his enemies for many years, and if in the end he lost the dominion of some cities, nevertheless he retained the kingdom.

Место: CHAPTER XXIV -- WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES · ¶286
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