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— Niccolo Machiavelli"When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and reward."
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Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men and disorder lessens ferocity.
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Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to do. Therefore, the ancients wanted their citizens to be trained in every warlike action.
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