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Quote used for the prologue to "Trumped" (John O'Donnell, 1991) to describe his ex-employer, Donald
Trump
Those who rise from private citizens to be princes merely by fortune have little trouble in rising but very much in maintaining their position . . . for unless he be a man of great genius it is not likely that one who has always lived in a private position should know how to command and they are unable to maintain themselves because they possess no forces friendly and faithful to them.
Niccolo Machiavelli, from "The Prince"
