The Answer Is, Of Course, That It

Change Has No Constituency.

For Without Invention, No One Was Ever A Great Man In His Own Trade.

And The Prince Who Has Relied Solely On Their Words, Without Making Other Preparations, Is Ruined, For The Friendship Which Is Gained By Purchase And Not Through Grandeur And Nobility Of Spirit Is Merited But Is Not Secured, And At Times Is Not To Be Had.

He Who Has Once Begun To Live By Rapine Always Finds Reasons For Taking What Is Not His.

And Above All You Ought To Guard Against Leading An Army To Fight Which Is Afraid Or Which Is Not Confident Of Victory. For The Greatest Sign Of An Impending Loss Is When One Does Not Believe One Can Win.