Quote#Wisdom
All histories do shew, and wise politicians do hold it necessary…
Quote byWalter Raleigh · 1552–1618
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Cabinet Council (published 1658), Chapter 25.
English (original)
All histories do shew, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered.
— Walter Raleigh
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