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The book contains a chronicle of some of the conflicts of the Renaissance, so it is good history.
I read it because of its connection with the current political philosophy of neoconservativism, especially in regard to Leo Strauss.
As a philosophy, or as a "how-to" kit for beating your enemies and pulling the wool over people's eyes, this importunate appeal has been superseded by treachery far beyond anything the author could ever have imagined.
People enthralled by Machiavelli as a model for polit ...more
I read it because of its connection with the current political philosophy of neoconservativism, especially in regard to Leo Strauss.
As a philosophy, or as a "how-to" kit for beating your enemies and pulling the wool over people's eyes, this importunate appeal has been superseded by treachery far beyond anything the author could ever have imagined.
People enthralled by Machiavelli as a model for polit ...more
May 06, 2008
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Good book on being a good dictator. Power and control, how to maintain it and win it.
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