History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.539

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316a सर्वो दण्डजितो लोको दुर्लभो हि शुचिर्नरः। दण्डस्य हि भयाद्भीतो भोगायैव प्रवर्तते॥ शान्ति 15. 34; इदं प्रकृत्या विषयैर्वशीकृतं परस्परं जीधनलोलुपं जगत् । सनातने वर्त्मनि साधुसेविते प्रतिष्ठते दण्डभयोपपीडितम् ॥ काम. II. 42.; राजदण्डभयाल्लोक. स्वस्वधर्मपरो भवेत्। शुक्र I. 23. This conception bears striking resemblance to the words of Machiavelli in ' Discourses 'I. 3 quoted by H. Butterfield in 'State. craft of Machiavelli' (1940) p. 111 'Those who have discussed the problems of civic life demonstrate-and history is full of examples to confirm the fact-that whoever organizes a state and arranges laws for the government of it must presuppose that all men are wicked and that they will not fail to show their natural depravity whenever they have a clear opportunity, though possibly it may be concealed for a while'.