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"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."

— Niccolò Machiavelli

January 1, 1970

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Quote also falsely attributed to Machiavelli, which does not originate from his texts, but has been popularized by internet sources. It is more than likely to be a variant of a quote from Fontaine's Fables (‘What greater pleasure than to cheat the cheater!)

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Quote also falsely attributed to Machiavelli, which does not originate from his texts, but has been popularized by internet sources. It is more than likely to be a variant of a quote from Fontaine's Fables (‘What greater pleasure than to cheat the cheater!)