• A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

    Niccolo Machiavelli: A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.
    Niccolo Machiavelli, Quentin Skinner, Russell Price (1988). “Machiavelli: The Prince”, p.61, Cambridge University Press