Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527
Birthday: May 3
Death: June 21
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
source: "At 500, Machiavelli's 'Prince' Still Inspires Love And Fear" by Sylvia Poggioli, www.npr.org. May 27, 2013. 
topic: Past, Keeping Promises, Broken, Broken Promises, Kept Promises, Breaking Promises, Promises That Are Broken
