"Whenever the majority of men are not deprived of their 
property or honor, they live contentedly" -- Niccolò Machiavelli, 
The Prince; Page 79

"For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances,
as though they were realities, and are often more influenced
by the things that seem than by those that are."
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
(1469-1527) Italian Statesman and Political Philosopher
Source: Discourses, 1513-1517
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Niccolo.Machiavelli.Quote.A7B6