Quote: Niccolò Machiavelli

All the armed prophets conquered; all the unarmed ones perished.

Another line from The Prince, this may actually be paraphrased, as I cannot seem to find the translation that produced this particular wording. However, this is (in my opinion) the most elegant formulation, so I’ve held onto it.

I do not necessarily wholeheartedly agree with the point, but it is certainly not without some very real merit.