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Many, Lorenzo, have held and still hold the opinion, that there is nothing which has less in common with another, and that is so dissimilar, as civilian life is from the military. Whence it is often observed, if anyone designs to avail himself of an enlistment in the army, that he soon changes, not only his clothes, but also his customs, his habits, his voice, and in the presence of any civilian custom, he goes to pieces; for I do not believe that any man can dress in civilian clothes who wants to be quick and ready for any violence; nor can that man have civilian customs. | feedboo is The Art of War Machiavelli Niccolò Published 1521 Categorie s Non-Fiction History History by country United States Other Military Source http 1 About Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli May 3 1469 - June 21 1527 was an Italian political philosopher musician poet and romantic comedic playwright. He is a figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory The Prince on the one hand and republicanism Discourses on Livy on the other. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Machiavelli The Prince 1513 Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Preface Many Lorenzo have held and still hold the opinion that there is nothing which has less in common with another and that is so dissimilar as civilian life is from the military. Whence it is often observed if anyone designs to avail himself of an enlistment in the army that he soon changes not only his clothes but also his customs his habits his voice and in the presence of any civilian custom he goes to pieces for I do not believe that any man can dress in civilian clothes who wants to be quick and ready for any violence nor can that man have civilian customs and habits who judges those customs to be effeminate and those habits not conducive to his actions nor does it seem right to him to maintain his ordinary appearance and voice who with his beard and cursing wants to make other men afraid which makes such an opinion in these times to be very true. But if they should consider the ancient institutions they would not find matter more united more in conformity and which of necessity should be like to each other as much as these civilian and military for in all the arts that are established in a society for the sake of the common good of men all those institutions created to make people