“All laws that are proper and correct, and all obligations entered into which are not violative of the constitution should be kept inviolate. But if they are violative of the constitution, then the compact between the rulers and the ruled is broken and the obligation ceases to be binding.” IfsShouldLawBrokenConstitutionCeaseObligationRulersBindingCompact Author:John Taylor
“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.” MenOpportunityLove IsFailingBrokenAdvantagePunishmentObligationPreservesLinksDreadOwingBaseness Book:The Prince Source: The Prince