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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

Niccolo Machiavelli
Past, Keeping Promises, Broken
"At 500, Machiavelli's 'Prince' Still Inspires Love And Fear" by Sylvia Poggioli, www.npr.org. May 27, 2013.
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.