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[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, "if you build your army mostly from hired mercenaries, don't be surprised when your enemy hires them out from under you".

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Do not ride inside a helicopter” -Machiavelli

[–] SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Brace Belden truly is the modern Machiavelli

[–] drowns@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

The Transylvanian Cocksucker

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago
  1. Every client is one missed payment away from becoming a target [41] and every target is one bribe away from becoming a client.

From the 70 Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.