He who obtains sovereignty by the assistance of the nobles maintains himself with more difficulty than he who comes to it by the aid of the people, because the former finds himself with many around him who consider themselves his equals, and because of this he can neither rule nor manage them to his liking.
Az, aki az előkelők révén kerül uralomra, nehezebben tartja meg uralmát, mint aki a nép segítségével jut oda; sokan lábatlankodnak körülötte, akik vele mind egyenrangúnak tartják magukat, s ezért velük bánni, nekik parancsolni nem tud, ahogyan szeretne.