![]() Do you really want to go down that road now that you know everything that happens? Probably not. Alternatively, if you want to be a tyrant, here's how to do it, with extensive examples from history and the repercussions of these actions. If you want to be a good ruler, here's how to do it, with extensive examples from history. ![]() I mean, you could easily take bits and paragraphs out of context to create a negative case against Machiavelli, but reading it all the way through, it seems to have a pretty solid, sincere idea and message: I've read and re-read this book many times and I honestly can't find anything that sounds like malice (or satire of malice for that matter). I've also heard people say he wrote this as a satire because 'no one could be that ruthless'. ![]() I've heard people say that, because of this book, we have the word 'machiavellian'. ![]()
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