Quote by Niccolò Machiavelli: “There is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to administer, than to introduce a new order of things.”

Introducing radical changes or a completely new system of governance is an extremely challenging endeavor. It faces resistance from those who benefited from the old order and lukewarm support from those unsure of the new, making true progress difficult.

Machiavelli observed the constant political upheavals and attempts at reform in Italy among its warring city-states. He understood that attempts to revolutionize political structures were often met with intense opposition, making stable governance difficult and fraught with peril.

Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer, best known for The Prince, written in 1513. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.