Nor is it enough for you to have exterminated the family of the prince, because the lords that remain make themselves the heads of fresh movements against you, and as you are unable either to satisfy or exterminate them, that state is lost whenever time brings the opportunity.
Né ti basta spegnere el sangue del principe; perché vi rimangono quelli signori che si fanno capi delle nuove alterazioni; e, non li potendo né contentare né spegnere, perdi quello stato qualunque volta venga la occasione.