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Good soldiers, not gold, are the sinews of war
Drawn from what Niccolò Machiavelli said
What Niccolò Machiavelli actually said
- Niccolò Machiavelli Florentine political philosopher and diplomat (1469 to 1527)
I maintain, therefore, that it is not gold, as is vulgarly supposed, that is the sinews of war, but good soldiers; or while gold by itself will not gain you good soldiers, good soldiers may readily get you gold.
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↗Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (Ninian Hill Thomson translation, 1883)gutenberg.org
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