And those, that hold the government through him, have prevailed by all the means efficacious in worldly affairs; principally and mainly, by having a person to bribe the corruptible; secondly, a point no less important, by having at their command, at whatever season they required, an army to put down their opponents.
From a speech analyzing Philip's methods of gaining influence, on the two primary tools used by tyrants to control states.
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