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"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

Enemy, Execution, Succeed

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"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

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