On the one hand, it's quite amazing having Machiavelli quoted on a London Tube station. On the other ... well, let's just say that I don't believe that Niccolò quite intended his words to be read in the non-sinister, non - er - Machiavellian spirit of self-affirmation that this Thought For the Day puts across. It's probably a good idea to check the context and purport of one's pithy quotations ...
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